Research Article
Retromolar Canal Associated with Age, Side, Sex, Bifid Mandibular Canal, and Accessory Mental Foramen in Panoramic Radiographs of Brazilians
Table 2
Descriptive statistics of the age variant according to the number of retromolar canals on both sides.
| Retromolar canal | | % | Age | Minimum | Maximum | Average | Standard deviation |
| Right side | | | | | | | No canal | 469 | 93.8 | 7 | 20 | 13.77 | 4.66 | 1 canal | 29 | 5.8 | 7 | 20 | 12.28 | 4.82 | 2 canals | 2 | 0.4 | 8 | 10 | 9.00 | 1.41 | Left side | | | | | | | No canal | 477 | 95.4 | 7 | 20 | 13.77 | 4.67 | 1 canal | 23 | 4.6 | 7 | 20 | 11.50 | 4.30 | Retromolar canal | | | | | | | Absent | 458 | 91.6 | 7 | 20 | 13.83 | 4.66 | Unilateral | 32 | 6.4 | 7 | 20 | 12.30 | 4.57 | Bilateral | 10 | 2.0 | 7 | 20 | 10.92 | 4.40 |
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