Table 1 Absolute counts and prevalence of C-shaped canal in MFMs and MSMs
From: Evaluation of C-shaped canals in maxillary molars in a Chinese population using CBCT
C-shaped canal (n %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
YES | NO | Total | |
Teeth | |||
MFMs | |||
Within first molar | 8 (0.54%)*** | 1480 (99.46%) | n = 1488 |
With fused root | 8 (1.33%) | 53 (8.83%) | n = 61 |
% within all teeth | 0.26% | 48.76% | |
MSMs | |||
Within second molar | 81 (5.24%)*** | 1466 (94.76%) | n = 1547 |
With fused root | 81 (13.50%) | 458 (76.33%) | n = 539 |
% within all teeth | 2.67% | 48.30% | |
Total | n = 3035 | ||
with fused root | 89 (14.83%) | 511 (85.17%) | |
% within all teeth | 2.93% | 97.07% | |