Research Article

Evaluation of Palatal Furcation Groove and Root Canal Anatomy of Maxillary First Premolar: A CBCT and Micro-CT Study

Table 1

Distribution of root types of maxillary first premolars according to sex and position (%).

Patients ()Teeth ()1 root2 roots3 roots

Sex
 Male212424260 (61.32)a162 (38.21)a2 (0.47)
 Female228456358 (78.51)b96 (21.05)b2 (0.47)
Position
 Left lateral teeth440440306 (69.54)NS132 (30.00)NS2 (0.46)
 Right lateral teeth440440312 (70.90)NS126 (28.64)NS2 (0.46)
Total880880618 (70.22)258 (29.32)4 (0.46)

a,bThe comparison of roots between male and female patients with ; NSthe comparison of roots between the left and right teeth with no statistical difference.