Table 2.
The root canal morphology in mandibular and maxillary anterior teeth and its relationship with gender according to Vertucci classification
| Teeth position | Gender (n = 570) | Vertucci classification | Chi square value | (d) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type I | Type III | Type IV | NC | |||||
| Maxillary | ||||||||
| Central incisors | M | 336 | 6 | 0.522 | 1 | 0.470 | ||
| F | 222 | 6 | ||||||
| Lateral incisors | M | 335 | 7 | 0.024 | 1 | 0.876 | ||
| F | 222 | 6 | ||||||
| Canines | M | 337 | 6 | 0.772 | 1 | 0.380 | ||
| F | 222 | 5 | ||||||
| Mandibular | ||||||||
| Central incisors | M | 296 | 44 | 4 | 0.865 | 2 | 0.649 | |
| F | 193 | 30 | 3 | |||||
| Lateral incisors | M | 253 | 74 | 19 | 4.977 | 2 | 0.083 | |
| F | 138 | 70 | 16 | |||||
| Canines | M | 320 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12.74 | 2 | 0.002* |
| F | 195 | 32 | 4 | |||||
Significant value < 0.05; Cross Tab, Chi Square Test
M, male; F, female; d, difference; NC, Non classifiable