Table 4.
Relationship between the position of the IAC-IMTM and the buccolingual position of the IAC-IMTM on CBCT images
| Position of IAC-IMTM |
Buccolingual relationship IAC-IMTM |
|
Chi-square |
P value |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccal | Lingual | Interradicular | Inferior | Total | ||||
|
Contact |
n |
32 |
144 |
12 |
25 |
213 |
6.437 | 0.092 |
| % |
15.0% |
67.6% |
5.6% |
11.7% |
100.0% |
|||
|
No contact |
n |
17 |
51 |
1 |
16 |
85 |
||
| % |
20.0% |
60.0% |
1.2% |
18.8% |
100.0% |
|||
| Total | n |
49 |
195 |
13 |
41 |
298 |
||
| % | 16.4% | 65.4% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 100.0% | |||
IAC: Inferior alveolar canal.
IMTM: Impacted mandibular third molar.