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. 2019 Jan-Apr;11(1):42–47. doi: 10.4103/jfo.jfds_73_19

Table 2.

Distribution of groove pattern among males and females

Type of groove pattern Males Females


UM1 UM2 LM1 LM2 UM1 UM2 LM1 LM2
“Y” pattern 0 0 16 1 0 0 14 1
“+” pattern 0 0 4 19 0 0 6 19
“X” pattern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
“h” pattern 8 10 0 0 7 8 0 0
Branched “H” pattern 11 6 0 0 13 8 0 0
“U” pattern 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
Abstract 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0

UM: Upper molar, LM: Lower molar