13 October 2021 : Clinical Research
Comparing the Traditional Versus Conservative Endodontic Access Cavities Design of the Maxillary First Molar: Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Huachao Sui1ABE, Bo Zhao2ABE, Haidan Nie3BE, Xin Hao1BG, Feng Qiao4C, Cuicui Sun3C, Changyi Li5G, Liwen Zhou3E, Ligeng Wu3AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932410
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932410
Table 2 Shapiro-Wilk normality test of 8 coordinate points for males and females.
| Variable | Men N=198 | Women N=302 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | P-value | W | P-value | |
| Age | 0.97 | 0.00 | 0.89 | 0.00* |
| x | 0.99 | 0.14 | 0.99 | 0.11 |
| y | 0.99 | 0.16 | 0.99 | 0.02* |
| x | 0.99 | 0.24 | 0.99 | 0.02* |
| y | 0.99 | 0.14 | 0.99 | 0.02* |
| x | 0.98 | 0.01* | 0.87 | 0.00* |
| y | 0.99 | 0.14 | 0.98 | 0.00* |
| x | 0.99 | 0.62 | 0.99 | 0.13 |
| y | 0.99 | 0.58 | 0.99 | 0.03* |
| x | 0.99 | 0.14 | 0.90 | 0.00* |
| y | 0.99 | 0.04* | 0.96 | 0.00* |
| x | 0.98 | 0.02* | 0.99 | 0.25 |
| y | 0.98 | 0.01* | 0.99 | 0.19 |
| x | 0.98 | 0.00* | 0.99 | 0.13 |
| y | 0.99 | 0.19 | 0.99 | 0.01* |
| x | 0.99 | 0.09 | 0.98 | 0.00* |
| y | 0.99 | 0.07 | 1.00 | 0.49 |
| PHPA | 0.99 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 0.76 |
| RCOPA | 0.98 | 0.01* | 0.99 | 0.01* |
| Ratio | 0.89 | 0.00* | 0.89 | 0.00* |
| * PHPA – pulp horn projection-connecting lines area; RCOPA – root canal orifice projection-connecting lines area. | ||||






