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Table 2 Visibility and discrepancy of the CM in PR versus CBCT

From: The comparison of roof visibility of the mandibular canal between cone-beam computed tomography scans and panoramic radiograph images as dependent on the cortical bone thickness of the mandible

P2

 

N

CBCT=PR

N

CBCT≠PR

 Left

Lingual

125

2.05

193

2.04

Buccal

125

2.25

193

2.18

 Right

Lingual

155

2.10

165

2.15

Buccal

155

2.31

165

2.31

M1

 

N

CBCT=PR

N

CBCT≠PR

 Left

Lingual

41

1.86

277

1.96

Buccal

41

2.50

277

2.42

 Right

Lingual

42

1.89

279

2.01

Buccal

42

3.10

279

2.48

M2

 

N

CBCT=PR

N

CBCT≠PR

 Left

Lingual

46

1.54

273

1.74

Buccal

46

2.64

273

2.66

 Right

Lingual

39

1.80

281

1.80

Buccal

39

2.72

281

2.73

M3

 

N

CBCT=PR

N

CBCT≠PR

 Left

Lingual

89

1.69

217

1.69

Buccal

89

2.52

217

2.59

 Right

Lingual

118

1.69

185

1.68

Buccal

118

2.63

185

2.53

  1. Average values of the thickness of the cortical bone (in mm) in the individual jaw sections P2, M1, M2 and M3 respectively left and right as well as buccally and lingually, with consistent visibility of the CM (CBCT=PR) and with discrepancy (CBCT ≠PR)