Table 2.
The relative position of IAN canal in the mandibular body in the vertical and buccolingual dimensions
| Measured distances | 95 % Confidence Interval | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Lower Band | Upper Band | Minimum | Maximum | |
| Point 1 | ||||||
| H1 | 9.01 | 1.38 | 8.84 | 9.19 | 5.50 | 13.70 |
| W1 | 3.74 | 1.09 | 3.60 | 3.88 | 0.70 | 6.90 |
| B1 | 2.87 | 0.67 | 2.78 | 2.97 | 1.00 | 5.30 |
| Point 2 | ||||||
| H2 | 8.14 | 1.42 | 7.38 | 7.76 | 5.40 | 11.70 |
| W2 | 2.37 | 3.23 | 2.13 | 1.69 | 0.60 | 3.3 |
| B2 | 5.37 | 0.98 | 5.14 | 5.41 | 2.50 | 7.70 |
| Point 3 | ||||||
| H3 | 8.04 | 1.66 | 7.34 | 7.76 | 4.80 | 12.80 |
| W3 | 2 | 1.08 | 2.08 | 2.33 | 0.50 | 5.70 |
| B3 | 6.20 | 1.08 | 5.84 | 6.80 | 2.70 | 7.20 |
| Point 4 | ||||||
| H4 | 8.82 | 2.22 | 8.23 | 8.75 | 5.10 | 14.50 |
| W4 | 1.96 | 1.13 | 2.09 | 2.35 | 0.60 | 6.30 |
| B4 | 5.68 | 5.98 | 4.73 | 5.72 | 2.20 | 6.40 |
H, the minimum distance between the mandibular canal and the lower border of the mandible; W, the minimum distance between the mandibular canal and the lingual plate of the mandible; B, the minimum distance between the mandibular canal and the buccal plate of the mandible