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Table 5 Linear measurements in the males and females

From: Cone beam computed tomography for evaluation of mandibular lingual canal in an Egyptian subpopulation

 

Total (n=300)

Females (n = 179)

Males (n = 121)

Test of significance

P

DO

 Mean ± SD

1.68± 1.27

1.52±0.55

1.64±0.5

U= 1.142

>0.05

 Median (min.-max.)

 

1.35 (1.06-4.06)

1.42 (1.01-2.8)

  

DE

 Mean ± SD

0.39 ± 0.17

0.37±0.2

0.42±0.2

U= 0.849

>0.05

 Median (min.-max.)

 

0.36 (0.1-0.9)

0.34 (0.16-0.78)

  

OP-ALC

 Mean ± SD

18.46 ± 5.67

16.9±5.2

20.6±6.5

U= 5.514

<0.05*

 Median (min.-max.)

 

15.73 (1.03-29.82)

19.63 (11.77-31.46)

OP-EN

 Mean ± SD

7.86 ± 2.8

8.22±2.34

7.18±2.5

t= 0.1038

>0.05

 Median (min.-max.)

 

7.87 (2.97-16.63)

7.99 (2.49-10.37)

EN-BCP

 Mean ± SD

5.6±1.9

5.34±1.83

6.08±1.97

t= 3.284

>0.05

 Median (min.-max.)

 

5.1 (2.07-10.06)

5.97 (3.03-10.01)

OP-IBM

 Mean ± SD

11.42 ± 5.28

12.18±4.76

10.0±6.0

U= 6.879

>0.05

 Median (min.-max.)

 

13.77 (1.29-18.38)

9.29 (1.48-18.75)

  1. t Student t test, U Mann-Whitney test, DO diameter of the opening, DE diameter of the end of the canal, OP-ALC distance from the canal lower cortex of the opening to the alveolar crest, OP-EN length of the canal, EN-BCP distance from the canal lower cortex of the end to the buccal cortical plate, OP-IBM distance from the canal lower cortex of the opening to the inferior border of the mandible
  2. *Significant at P ≤ 0.05