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Table 1 Probing depth and the width of keratinized gingiva in the two groups

From: Dental follicles promote soft tissue management in surgical exposure of labially impacted maxillary canine

Measurement

Impacted canines

Contralateral canines

P value

Mean (mm)

SD

Range

Mean (mm)

SD

Range

PD

Mesiolabial

2.61

0.27

2.2–3.2

2.45

0.27

2.1–3.1

0.04*

Midlabial

1.60

0.23

1.3–2.1

1.48

0.21

1.2–2

0.083

Distolabial

2.70

0.27

2.2–3.4

2.53

0.25

2.3–3.2

0.03*

Mesiopalatal

2.61

0.26

2.2–3.2

2.49

0.22

2.1–3

0.079

Midpalatal

1.45

0.23

1.1–2

1.30

0.23

1–1.8

0.034*

Distopalatal

2.72

0.28

2.4–3.5

2.61

0.28

2.2–3.4

0.187

WKG

4.04

0.52

3.1–5.1

4.24

0.51

3.2–5.3

0.193

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. PD probing depth, WKG the width of the keratinized gingiva