Research Article

Assessment of the Relationship between Maxillary Posterior Teeth and Maxillary Sinus Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Table 1

Mean distance of different maxillary posterior roots from MSF among the studied sample.

RootsTotal number of patientsMaleFemale valueRtLt value
Mean in mm (SD)Min–max95% CIMean in mm (SD)Mean in mm (SD)Mean in mm (SD)Mean ± in mm (SD)

B UFP5.39 (3.26)−0.8–17.95.16–5.615.56 (3.70)5.24 (2.80)0.1605.49 (4.06)5.27 (3.11)0.385
P UFP5.01 (3.23)0.0–18.34.78–5.244.79 (2.70)5.21 (3.63)0.0694.66 (3.14)5.08 (3.52)0.075
USP2.9 (2.81)−4.5–18.92.7–3.093.02 (2.98)2.78 (2.64)0.2222.95 (2.11)3.21 (2.75)0.134
MB UFM1.95 (2.2)−4.2–12.31.79–2.111.86 (2.04)2.03 (2.33)0.2781.92 (2.03)2.16 (2.24)0.113
DB UFM1.63 (2.21)−5.4–14.91.47–1.781.70 (2.29)1.57 (2.13)0.3891.74 (2.17)1.68 (2.06)0.688
P UFM1.36 (2.47)−6.2–16.91.19–1.541.32 (2.34)1.40 (2.58)0.6561.44 (2.41)1.37 (2.56)0.691
MB USM0.8 (1.62)−7.0–12.70.69–0.920.83 (1.51)0.78 (1.71)0.7220.69 (1.45)0.88 (1.8)0.101
DB USM1.14 (1.6)−5.1–12.71.02–1.251.19 (1.65)1.09 (1.56)0.4101.26 (1.88)1.04 (1.51)0.068
P USM1.47 (2.06)−9.2–13.01.32–1.611.51 (2.27)1.43 (1.85)0.6101.6 (2.18)1.48 (1.92)0.409
MB UTM1.76 (1.94)−5.2–12.91.62–1.891.85 (1.96)1.67 (1.92)0.1851.85 (1.96)1.67 (1.92)0.648
DB UTM1.75 (2.11)−4.0–13.51.61–1.91.72 (2.25)1.79 (1.97)0.6391.67 (2.05)1.81 (2.16)0.347
P UTM1.85 (1.91)−5.8–14.31.71–1.981.92 (1.89)1.78 (1.92)0.3251.84 (1.77)1.96 (2.05)0.376