Assessment of Accessory Canals and Foramina in the Mandibular Arch Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography and a New Classification for Mandibular Accessory Canals

Table 3

Diameter of accessory canals in males and females.

A5ccessory canals	Gender		Mean	Std. deviation	Std. error
SGT	Male	25	0.22	0.37	0.07
	Female	25	0.12	0.34	0.07
IGT	Male	25	0.85	0.89	0.18
	Female	25	0.87	0.69	0.14
RGT	Male	25	0.41	0.50	0.10
	Female	25	0.40	0.40	0.08
LGT	Male	25	0.36	1.03	0.21
	Female	25	0.28	0.28	0.06
RL	Male	25	0.13	0.23	0.05
	Female	25	0.13	0.23	0.05
LL	Male	25	0.17	0.43	0.08
	Female	25	0.30	0.43	0.08
RP	Male	25	0.14	0.38	0.07
	Female	25	0.11	0.36	0.07
LP	Male	25	0.34	0.34	0.07
	Female	25	0.12	0.28	0.06
Total diameter	Male	25	3.62	1.58	0.35
	Female	25	3.3	0.98	0.19

Note: SGT: superior to genial tubercles; IGT: inferior to genial tubercles; RGT: right side of genial tubercles; LGT: left side of genial tubercles; RL: right labial canals; f: left labial canals; RP: canals in right posterior section; LP: left posterior.