Research Article

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Analysis on the Relationship between the Mandibular Third Molar and the Position of the Mandibular Canal in Koreans from the Yanbian Area and the Han People

Table 7

Ordered logistic regression analysis results of different nationalities, impaction type, depth, number of roots, and cortical bone state.

FeaturesCortical bone state
Cortical bone is intact without contactCortical bone is intact with contactCortical bone disruption

NationalityHan69411031
Korean53391160.0941.366 (0.948–1.967)

Impaction typeVerticalHan1611151
Korean136150.6781.194 (0.516–2.766)
MesialHan1915461
Korean2216560.8241.069 (0.596–1.917)
HorizontalHan3311361
Korean1416400.0311.980 (1.066–3.676)

Impaction depthHigh positionHan4015501
Korean3521500.7441.088 (0.654–1.811)
Median positionHan2722411
Korean1612440.0681.749 (0.960–3.188)
Low positionHan24121
Korean26220.5881.413 (0.404–4.945)

Number of rootsSingle rootHan1110131
Korean96220.1271.997 (0.821–4.857)
Double rootsHan5430821
Korean4230770.5311.143 (0.752–1.739)
Three rootsHan4181
Korean22160.1982.761 (0.589–12.944)
Four rootsHan000
Korean0111

Note. means statistical significance.