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Table 4 Frequency of the BCAT

From: Study of the mandibular canal and its surrounding canals by multi-view cone-beam computed tomography

 

47

46

45

44

43

33

34

35

36

37

Type 1 occurrence rate of DVR

91.7

71.1

50

50

67.9

64.3

51.9

34.5

60

53.3

(95% CI)

(73.3, 110)

(55.9, 86.2)

(31.7, 68.3)

(28.4, 71.6)

(49.4, 86.3)

(45.4, 83.2)

(31.7, 72)

(16.1, 52.9)

(41.4, 78.6)

(24.7, 81.9)

Type 2 occurrence rate of DVR

8.3

13.2

15.6

20.8

32.1

35.7

33.3

34.5

20

6.7

(95% CI)

(-10, 26.7)

(1.9, 24.4)

(2.3, 28.9)

(3.3, 38.4)

(13.7, 50.6)

(16.8, 54.6)

(14.3, 52.3)

(16.1, 52.9)

(4.8, 35.2)

(-7.6, 21)

Type 3 occurrence rate of DVR

0

15.8

34.4

20.8

0

0

14.8

31

20

40

(95% CI)

(0, 0)

(3.6, 27.9)

(17, 51.8)

(3.3, 38.4)

(0, 0)

(0, 0)

(0.5, 29.1)

(13.1, 48.9)

(4.8, 35.2)

(11.9, 68.1)

Type 1 occurrence rate of 3D

100

55.3

56.3

58.3

75

67.9

59.3

44.8

40

53.3

(95% CI)

(100, 100)

(38.7, 71.8)

(38.1, 74.4)

(37.1, 79.6)

(57.9, 92.1)

(49.4, 86.3)

(39.5, 79.1)

(25.6, 64.1)

(21.4, 58.6)

(24.7, 81.9)

Type 2 occurrence rate of 3D

0

39.5

25

37.5

25

32.1

33.3

41.4

40

20

(95% CI)

(0, 0)

(23.2, 55.8)

(9.1, 40.9)

(16.6, 58.4)

(7.9, 42.1)

(13.7, 50.6)

(14.3, 52.3)

(22.3, 60.4)

(21.4, 58.6)

(-2.9, 42.9)

Type 3 occurrence rate of 3D

0

5.3

18.8

4.2

0

0

7.4

13.8

20

26.7

(95% CI)

(0, 0)

(-2.2, 12.7)

(4.5, 33)

(-4.5, 12.8)

(0, 0)

(0, 0)

(-3.2, 18)

(0.4, 27.1)

(4.8, 35.2)

(1.3, 52)

  1. CI Confidence interval, BCAT Bony canal at the apex of the tooth, DVR Dental volume reformat, 3D Three-dimensional. The sample size is 81 on the right and 80 on the left