Gaining Surgical Access for Repositioning the Inferior Alveolar Neurovascular Bundle

Table 5

Mean measurement with standard deviation and 95% confidence interval for the diameter of the mandibular canal.

Site	Gender		Overall
	Male	Female
D1*	2.38±0.39 mm; (2.28–2.48 mm)	2.14±0.53 mm; (2.00–2.28 mm)	2.26±0.48 mm; (2.17–2.35 mm)
D2**	2.20±0.44 mm; (2.09 ± 2.32 mm)	1.82±0.30 mm; (1.74–1.90 mm)	2.01±0.42mm; (1.93–2.09 mm)
D3§	2.25±0.34 mm; (2.16–2.33 mm)	1.96±0.35 mm; (1.87–2.05 mm)	2.10±0.37 mm; (2.04–2.17 mm)
D4¶	2.36±0.41 mm; (2.26–2.47 mm)	2.00±0.35 mm; (1.91–2.09 mm)	2.18±0.42mm; (2.11–2.26 mm)
D5𝛾	2.34±0.50mm; (2.22–2.47 mm)	2.17±0.33 mm; (2.08–2.25 mm)	2.25±0.43 mm; (2.18–2.33 mm)

∗Independent 𝑡-test, 𝑃=0.005.
**Independent 𝑡-test, 𝑃<0.001.
§Independent 𝑡-test, 𝑃<0.001.
¶Independent 𝑡-test, 𝑃<0.001.
𝛾 Independent 𝑡-test, 𝑃=0.024.