Table 3 Assessment according to various esthetic measurements
Number (n) RT1 | Root coverage (%) RT1 | Number (n) RT2 | Root coverage (%) RT2 | RES by examiner | RES by patient | Patient satisfaction (1–5) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Root coverage (%) | |||||||
< 50 | 2 | 22.5 | 8 | 16.4 | 3.6^ | 4.3^ | 3.7 |
50–99 | 13 | 64.4 | 16 | 65.8 | 4.3* | 4.8* | 4.5 |
100 | 5 | 100 | 7.2*^ | 8.4*^ | 4.8 | ||
p- value | < 0.004 | 0.002 | |||||
RES by examiner | |||||||
< 4 | 4 | 50.5 | 9 | 42.9 | 2.6*^ | 3.7*^ | 4.3 |
4–5 | 5 | 66.8 | 13 | 53.5 | 4.4*` | 5.1*` | 4.1 |
6–7 | 10 | 74.6 | 2 | 50 | 6.3^` | 6.9^` | 4.5 |
≥ 8 | 1 | 100 | 9 | 10 | 5 | ||
p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.003 | |||||
RES by patient | |||||||
< 4 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 44.7 | 2.25*^` | 2.25*^` | 4 |
4–5 | 9 | 57.7 | 15 | 48.2 | 3.9* | 4.3*”} | 4.2 |
6–7 | 5 | 53.8 | 6 | 54.2 | 5.5^ | 6.5^” | 4.5 |
≥ 8 | 4 | 91.8 | 6.5` | 8.5`} | 4.75 | ||
p-value | < 0.005 | < 0.004 | |||||
Patient satisfaction | |||||||
≤ 2 poor to fair | 1 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||
3 neutral | 1 | 20 | 4 | 11.25 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3 |
≥ good to excellent | 18 | 71.9 | 20 | 56.9 | 4.66 | 5.34 | 4.5 |