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. 2019 Dec 4;19:272. doi: 10.1186/s12903-019-0972-5

Table 7.

Distribution of C-shaped canal configuration in mandibular first premolars according to the unilateral or bilateral presence of distolingual roots in mandibular first molars

Mandibular first molar
With DLR
Bi-DLR Uni-DLR Non-DLR Total P value
C-shape canals in PM1 s
 Yes 12 (6.5) 2 (4.4) 18 (2.7) 32 (3.5) .042*
 No 172 (93.5) 43 (95.6) 655 (97.3) 870 (92.5)
Total 184 (100) 45 (100) 673 (100) 902 (100)

*The significance level is P = .05