Research Article

Morphological Study of Root Canals of Maxillary Molars by Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Table 6

Prevalence of a second canal in the mesiobuccal root (MB2) according to sex, age group, and dental arch of the patient evaluated.

SexAge groupArch
Male (n = 438)Female (n = 562)Children (n = 28)Adults (n = 845)Middle-aged (n = 114)Older adults (n = 13)Right (n = 505)Left (n = 495)

MB2311373215728110332352
(71.0%)(66.4%)(75.0%)(67.7%)(71.1%)(76.9%)(65.7%)(71.1%)

p value10.1570.1910.078

1Fisher’s exact test.