Table 5 Evaluated canals, quantity and statistical data referring to the CAD.

From: Clinical determination of anatomical diameter in different dental groups correlating them with gender, age, tooth/canal and pulpoperiradicular diagnosis: an observational clinical study

Canal/Tooth

n

CAD (× 10−2 mm)

Mean

Standard deviation

Standard error

Confidence interval (95%)

LI

LS

Single/Maxillary central incisor*

46

38.26

6.685

0.986

36.28

40.25

Single/Maxillary lateral incisor

31

26.94

5.428

0.975

24.94

28.93

Single/Maxillary canine

23

29.35

7.584

1.581

26.07

32.63

Buccal/Maxillary first premolar

48

18.85

4.864

0.702

17.44

20.27

Palatine/Maxillary first premolar

48

19.69

4.303

0.621

18.44

20.94

Buccal/Maxillary second premolar

33

21.36

6.763

1.177

18.97

23.76

Palatine/Maxillary second premolar

33

21.36

6.284

1.094

19.14

23.59

Single/Maxillary second premolar

16

26.25

9.220

2.305

21.34

31.16

Mesiobuccal/Maxillary first molar**

25

17.00

4.564

0.913

15.12

18.88

Distobuccal/Maxillary first molar

25

18.80

7.676

1.535

15.63

21.97

Palatine/Maxillary first molar

25

26.80

6.595

1.319

24.08

29.52

Mesiobuccal/Maxillary second molar

9

18.33

5.000

1.667

14.49

22.18

Distobuccal/Maxillary second molar

9

19.44

5.270

1.757

15.39

23.50

Palatine/Maxillary second molar 

9

27.78

7.546

2.515

21.98

33.58

Single/Mandibular central incisor

9

23.33

6.614

2.205

18.25

28.42

Single/Mandibular lateral incisor

17

18.53

4.926

1.195

16.00

21.06

Single/Mandibular canine

10

30.00

10.274

3.249

22.65

37.35

Single/Mandibular first premolar

18

20.83

4.618

1.088

18.54

23.13

Single/Mandibular second premolar

36

27.50

6.381

1.063

25.34

29.66

Mesiobuccal/Mandibular first molar**

19

17.37

4.206

0.965

15.34

19.40

Mesiolingual/Mandibular first molar**

19

15.79

3.441

0.789

14.13

17.45

Distal/Mandibular first molar

19

26.32

5.973

1.370

23.44

29.19

Mesiobuccal/Mandibular second molar

19

18.68

4.360

1.000

16.58

20.79

Mesiolingual/Mandibular second molar

19

18.16

3.804

0.873

16.32

19.99

Distal/Mandibular second molar

19

31.05

9.216

2.114

26.61

35.49

  1. *The largest CAD mean.
  2. **The lowest CAD means.