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Table 4 The angle and radius of curvature in the clinical and proximal views

From: Prevalence and morphology study of distolingual root in mandibular first and second molars in Thai population: a cone-beam computed tomography analysis

Technique

View

P-value

Clinical

Proximal

 

Angle of curvature

(Schneider’s method)

22.04° ± 12.5°

45.39° ± 13.43°

p < 0.001*

Angle of curvature

(Weine’s method)

29.69° ± 16.1°

63.61° ± 19.89°

p < 0.001*

Radius of curvature

6.07 ± 7.34 mm

3 ± 1.48 mm

p < 0.001**

  1. * Analyzed by Paired T-test
  2. ** Analyzed by Wilcoxon signed-rank test