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Table 3 Assessment of probing depth

From: Randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of absorbable collagen sponge after extraction of impacted mandibular third molar: split-mouth design

Value

Time

Collagen sponge insertion

Control

Probing depth

 Mesio-Buccal

T0

2.45 (0.96)

2.45 (0.96)

T2

3.10 (0.75)

3.39 (0.88)

T3

2.71 (0.74)

2.84 (0.69)

 Buccal

T0

2.45 (1.18)

2.39 (1.02)

T2

3.52 (1.23)

4.29 (1.37)

T3

2.81 (0.87)

3.03 (1.02)

 Disto-Buccal

T0

3.65 (2.76)

3.29 (1.83)

T2

5.55 (2.28) *

7.13 (1.86)

T3

3.94 (1.67)

4.58 (1.73)

 Disto-Lingual

T0

3.39 (2.20)

3.03 (1.47)

T2

4.77 (1.61)

6.00 (1.91)

T3

3.61 (1.43)

4.06 (1.84)

  1. Abbreviations; T0, pre-operation; T2, 2 weeks post-operatively; T3, 14 weeks post-operatively
  2. Results are shown as mean (SD)
  3. *Indicates significant group difference (P < 0.05) between 2 groups