Research Article

Retromolar Canal Associated with Age, Side, Sex, Bifid Mandibular Canal, and Accessory Mental Foramen in Panoramic Radiographs of Brazilians

Table 1

Intraexaminer and interexaminer agreement.

MeasureExaminer 1Examiner

MC(R)1.001.00
MC(L)1.001.00
MF(R)0.550.47
MF(L)0.900.81
RMC(R)0.810.94
RMC(L)0.930.93

(IC95%) (IC95%)

RMCL(R)0.72 (0.50–0.84)0.88 (0.79–0.93)
RMCL(L)0.93 (0.88–0.96)0.89 (0.81–0.94)
RMCW(R)0.76 (0.58–0.86)0.80 (0.65–0.89)
RMCW(L)0.91 (0.85–0.95)0.84 (0.72–0.91)

MC(R): right mandibular canal, MC(L): left mandibular canal, MF(R): right mental foramen, MF(L): left mental foramen, RMC(R): right retromolar canal, RMC(L): left retromolar canal, RMCL(R): length of the right retromolar canal, RMCL(L): length of the left retromolar canal, RMCW(R): width of the right retromolar canal, and RMCW(L): width of the left retromolar canal.