Table 2.
The frequency and percentage of the number of roots and canal configuration in mandibular second premolar teeth.
| Number of Roots | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Root | Two Roots | Three Roots | Total | ||
| Frequency (%) | Female | 164 (95.3%) | 6 (3.5%) | 2 (1.2%) | 172 (100%) |
| Male | 164 (95.9%) | 7 (4.1%) | 0 (0%) | 171 (100%) | |
| Total | 328 (95.6%) | 13 (3.8%) | 2 (0.6%) | 343 (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 | 155 (90.1%) | 6 (3.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.7%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (3.5%) | 172 (100%) |
| Male | 154 (90.1%) | 9 (5.3%) | 1 (0.6%) | 6 (3.5%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 171 (100%) | |
| Total | 309 (90.1%) | 15 (4.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | 9 (2.6%) | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (1.7%) | 343 (100%) | |