Research Article

Root Canal Anatomy of Maxillary First Premolar by Microscopic Computed Tomography in a Chinese Adolescent Subpopulation

Table 1

Frequency of root canal morphology of maxillary first premolars according to Vertucci's [20] classification.

RootsNo. (%)Root canal types
IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII
(1-1)(2-1)(1-2-1)(2-2)(1-2)(2-1-2)(1-2-1-2)(3-3)

One root234 (72.22%)812798518950
Two roots86 (26.54%)000860000
Three roots4 (1.23%)00000004
Total32481 (25%)27 (8.33%)9 (2.78%)171 (52.78%)18 (5.56%)9 (2.78%)5 (1.54%)4 (1.23%)