Table 4 MT obtained at nine measurements in thickened MT test groups (n = 12) and thickened MT control groups (n = 7) and mean changes from pre-extraction to 6 months post-extraction (mm)

Pre-extraction

Thickened test

 Median

2.89

4.17

2.56

3.02

4.11

2.99

3.17

4.59

2.57

 Range

1.31–9.87

2.26–12.74

1.53–9.77

0.45–5.50

1.81–10.26

0.80–10.47

0.91–4.68

2.01–9.65

0.86–5.52

Thickened control

 Median

2.90

4.91

4.16

4.08

6.92

3.03

4.38

7.55

2.65

 Range

2.10–6.87

4.31–8.45

0.41–9.28

2.07–8.48

3.86–12.59

0.41–9.05

1.73–8.72

0.18–12.5

0.25–10.3

 P value

0.827

0.079

1.000

0.803

0.134

1.000

0.248

0.566

0.526

Post-extraction

Thickened test

 Median

1.27

1.72

1.68

1.06

2.37

1.11

1.13

1.71

0.85

 Range

0.79–2.72

0.76–4.18

0.91–4.50

0.23–3.53

0.65–3.16

0.26–3.21

0.25–2.90

0.76–3.88

0.59–1.48

Thickened control

 Median

0.86

2.21

1.13

1.27

3.00

1.64

1.51

2.49

1.51

 Range

0.64–3.24

1.08–6.37

0.26–2.77

0.81–3.01

0.80–5.41

0.18–5.74

0.70–1.96

0.20–5.52

0.41–2.57

 P value

0.441

0.510

0.115

0.717

0.322

0.354

0.732

0.536

0.582

Changes (mean ± SD)

Thickened test

 Median

1.47

2.25

0.68

1.64

3.51

3.95

1.47

3.98

1.85

 Range

0.41–8.6

1.05–8.56

0.27–8.02

0.13–5.27

2.54–7.22

0.69–8.45

0.10–3.06

1.19–6.07

0.94–4.04

Thickened control

 Median

2.00

3.23

1.39

1.07

3.06

1.49

2.42

2.72

1.14

 Range

0.55–5.12

0.18–6.24

0.15–8.15

0.75–7.67

1.64–9.59

0.10–7.35

0.83–6.90

0.02–8.17

0.16–8.36

 P value

0.510

1.000

0.320

0.674

0.533

0.743

0.439

0.935

0.661