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Over a period of years, the cases reporting with middle mesial canals (MMCs) in the MFMs have been seen on the rise; thus, it is imperative to know its incidence so that the data can be passed on to the clinicians for better management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of the current research was to evaluate the incidence of MMC in the MFMs using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and further evaluating its morphology with micro-computed tomography (micro-CT).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Five hundred and fifty extracted permanent MFMs were collected and subjected to CBCT scan. The teeth in which MMC was found, were further subjected to micro-CT to evaluate the detailed morphology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Observations and Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The data exhibited the presence of MMC in 29 teeth out of 550 (5.27%). The most frequent morphological pattern observed in the MMC as per micro-CT was the confluent type (86.2%), followed by independent type (6.8%) and fin type (3.4%). 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