Assessment of the Mandibular Incisive Canal by Panoramic Radiograph and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Table 3

Influence of some variables on the probability of identifying the mandible incisive canal [MIC] as calculated by the GEE model.

Independent variables	Odds ratio	CI95%	values
Sides
R	1.561	1.212–2.009	0.001
L	1*
Examiners
E1	1.238	0.904–1.695	0.183
E2	1*
Genders
M	1.186	0.790–1.781	0.411
F	1*
Examinations
CBCT	22.807	15.162–34.305	<0.001
PAN	1*

CI95%: 95% confidence interval; reference category.