Table 1.
The frequency and percentage of the number of roots and canal configuration in mandibular first premolar teeth.
| Number of Roots | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Root | Two Roots | Three Roots | Total | ||
| Frequency (%) | Female | 200 (97.5%) | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (1%) | 205 (100%) |
| Male | 177 (95.2%) | 9 (4.8%) | 0 (0%) | 186 (100%) | |
| Total | 377 (96.4%) | 12 (3.1%) | 2 (0.5%) | 391 (100%) | |
| Canal Configuration | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type I (1) | Type II (2-1) | Type III (1-2-1) | Type IV (2) | Type V (1-2) | Type VI (2-1-2) | Type VII (1-2-1-2) | Type VIII (3) | Total | ||
| Frequency (%) | Female | 180 (87.8%) | 7 (3.4%) | 8 (3.9%) | 1 (0.5%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (2.9%) | 205 (100%) |
| Male | 164 (88.2%) | 7 (3.8%) | 4 (2.2%) | 7 (3.8%) | 3 (1.6%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 186 (100%) | |
| Total | 344 (88%) | 14 (3.6%) | 12 (3.1%) | 8 (2%) | 6 (1.5%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (1.5%) | 391 (100%) | |