CBCT Evaluation of Buccolingual Orientation of Inferior Alveolar Canal in Mandibular Posterior Region for Implant Planning

Table 4

The post hoc test results showing the mean differences in statistically significant measurements among the three ethnic groups (Malay, Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Indian).

Location	Ethnic A	Ethnic B	Mean difference (A − B)	value
47C	Malay	Chinese	−0.68	<0.001
	Malay	Indian	0.09	0.83
	Chinese	Indian	0.76	<0.001
47L	Malay	Chinese	−0.44	0.27
	Malay	Indian	0.41	0.33
	Chinese	Indian	0.85	0.01
46C	Malay	Chinese	−0.62	0.001
	Malay	Indian	−0.31	0.15
	Chinese	Indian	0.32	0.13
46L	Malay	Chinese	−0.01	1.00
	Malay	Indian	0.64	0.07
	Chinese	Indian	0.66	0.06
37C	Malay	Chinese	−0.41	0.02
	Malay	Indian	−0.14	0.61
	Chinese	Indian	0.27	0.16
37L	Malay	Chinese	−0.33	0.33
	Malay	Indian	0.56	0.04
	Chinese	Indian	0.89	0.001
36L	Malay	Chinese	−0.34	0.47
	Malay	Indian	0.77	0.02
	Chinese	Indian	1.11	<0.001

C: canal thickness; L: lingual bone width of IAN. Statistically significant difference ().