Research Article

Morphometric Analysis of Furcation Areas of Multirooted Teeth in a Tunisian Population

Table 2

Means ± SD (standard deviation) of root trunk length and interradicular space width of investigated teeth.

Tooth/sideRoot trunk length (mm)Interradicular space width (mm)

First maxillary molars
 Buccal3.96 ± 0.771.18 ± 0.39
 Mesial4.32 ± 0.901.55 ± 0.45
 Distal4.00 ± 0.741.96 ± 0.39

Second maxillary molars
 Buccal4.28 ± 1.060.98 ± 0.29
 Mesial4.90 ± 1.051.44 ± 0.34
 Distal4.46 ± 1.091.53 ± 0.2

First mandibular molars
 Buccal3.75 ± 0.581.41 ± 0.32
 Lingual4.40 ± 0.671.29 ± 0.37

Second mandibular molars
 Buccal3.90 ± 0.741.06 ± 0.25
 Lingual4.47 ± 0.940.96 ± 0.22