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Table 2 Summary of mandibular second premolars studies recording gender differences

From: Root canal morphology of the mandibular second premolar: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Report

PP

n

Met

RCC-frequency (%)

Roots (n; %)

 

RCC

Ve (1984)

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

*

1

2

3

We (1969)

I

II

 

III

    

*

Br (2015)

1–1–1/1

2–2–1/1

1–2–1/1

2–2–2/2

1–1–2/2

2–1–2/2

1–2–1/2

1–1–3/3

*

Sert and Bayirli [36]

Comp

TUR

100

Cl; In

M

57.0

7.0

7.0

18.0

6.0

3.0

2.0

0

0

100

F

85.0

7.0

0

0

8.0

0

0

0

0

Hajihassani et al. [15]

Comp

IRN

57

CBCT

M

74.7

4.7

16.3

0

4.7

0

0

0

0

100

0

0

43

F

80.7

1.8

7.0

0

8.8

1.8

0

0

0

100

0

0

Martins et al. [22]

Comp

PRT

331

CBCT

M

94.3

0.6

2.1

0.6

1.5

0

0

0

0.9

99.7

0.3

0

527

F

96.6

0.9

0.8

0.4

1.3

0

0

0

0

100

0

0

Alfawaz et al. [2]

Comp

SAU

172

CBCT

M

90.1

5.3

0.6

3.5

0.6

0

0

0

0

95.9

4.1

0

171

F

90.1

3.5

0

1.7

1.2

0

0

3.5

0

95.3

3.5

1.2

Mashyakhy and Gambarini [24]

Comp

SAU

188

CBCT

M

94.7

0

2.7

0

1.6

0

0

0

1.1

100

0

0

191

F

99.0

0

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

100

0

0

Rajakeerthi and Nivedhitha [33]

Comp

IND

114

CBCT

M

55.3

8.8

6.1

4.4

15.8

3.5

1.8

4.4

0

89.5

7

3.5

86

F

57.0

7.0

8.1

5.8

9.3

2.3

5.8

4.7

0

90.7

5.8

3.5

Shemesh et al. [47]

ISR

M 831

CBCT

96.4

0.6

1.7

0.1

0.6

0

0

0.1

0.5

99.5

0.5

F

847

97.6

0.1

1.1

 

0.5

0

0

0.3

0.2

99.8

0.2

Total

-

3996

M

82,2

3,4

4,9

3,3

4,1

0,8

0,5

0,6

0,5

97,8

1,7

0,6

F

88,1

2,5

2,3

1,1

3,6

0,5

0,7

1,1

0,2

98,0

1,6

0,9

Total

85.1

3.0

3.6

2.3

3.8

0.7

0.6

0.8

0.3

97.9

1.6

0.7

  1. The root canal configurations are given according to the classifications of Weine et al. (We) [50], Vertucci (Ve) [40] and Briseño Marroquín et al. (Br) [44]
  2. Comp comparative study design, Met research methodology employed, PP country 3-digit code of population investigated, * no classification given/possible, Cl clearing method, In India ink dye, CBCT cone-beam computed tomography, F female, M male