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Table 2 Periodontal clinical measurements before and after space-adjustment occlusal splint treatment at different time points

From: Clinical and electromyographic signals analysis about the effect of space-adjustment splint on overerupted maxillary molars

 

Before treatment(T0)

6 weeks After treatment (T1)

12 weeks After treatment (T2)

2 weeks after treatment ended(T3)

P

Mean ± SD(mm)

Mean ± SD(mm)

Mean ± SD(mm)

Mean ± SD(mm)

T0/T1

T0/T2

T0/T3

T0/T1/T2/T3

Periodontal Probing depths (PPT)

1.21 ± 0.43

1.41 ± 0.46

1.33 ± 0.48

1.16 ± 0.30

> 0.05

> 0.05

> 0.05

> 0.05

Bleeding index (BI)

0.55 ± 0.51

0.94 ± 0.73

1.22 ± 0.94

0.61 ± 0.50

> 0.05

< 0.05

> 0.05

< 0.05