Table 5 Mean PPD in the two groups at different time points
From: Effect of laser corticotomy on canine retraction rate: a split-mouth randomized clinical trial
Group | Lateral incisor | Canine | Second premolar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time 0 Mean ± SD | Time 1 Mean ± SD | Time 0 Mean ± SD | Time 1 Mean ± SD | Time 0 Mean ± SD | Time 1 Mean ± SD | |
Corticotomy | ± 0.33 1.2 MD:1 IQR:0.5 | ± 0.48 1.37 MD:1.25 IQR:0.5 | ± 0.41 1.08 MD:1 IQR:0.38 | ± 0.43 1.37 MD:1.25 IQR:0.88 | ± 0.45 1.75 MD:2 IQR:0.5 | ± 0.43 1.87 MD:2 IQR:0.5 |
Control | ± 0.32 1.16 MD:1 IQR:0.38 | ± 0.43 1.37 MD:1.25 IQR:0.88 | ± 0.22 1.12 MD:1 IQR:0.38 | ± 0.28 1.41 MD:1.5 IQR:0.38 | ± 0.53 1.83 MD:1.75 IQR:0.5 | ± 0.49 1.83 MD:2 IQR:0.5 |
P value | 0.75 | 0.93 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.93 | 0.67 |