Prevalence of radix entomolaris and distolingual canals and their association with the incidence of middle mesial canals in mandibular first molars of a Saudi subpopulation.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC12559397 · PMID 41145504

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near-significantp = 0.065so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

A near-significant association was observed between left-sided DLCs and the presence of MMCs (OR = 3.33; p = 0.065).

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a clear trendno p-value reported

These findings align with previous studies reporting that MMCs are uncommon anatomical variations, and their occurrence does not show a clear trend with age.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Although these trends suggest that RE prevalence may decrease with increasing age, the associations did not reach statistical significance.

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