08 March 2023: Clinical Research
Treatment of Gingival Recession Defects with Pouch and Tunnel Technique Using Connective Tissue Graft and Lyophilized Chorion Membrane in Smokers
Aishwaraya Veerabadran Loganathan 1ACF , Sangeetha Subramanian 1BEF , P.S.G. Prakash 1ACDEG* , Devapriya Appukuttan 1AEF , Jasmine Crena 1CEG , Khalid J. Alzahrani 2ADE , Khalaf Alsharif 2AEF , Ibrahim Faisal F. Halawani 2BDG , Fuad M. Alzahrani 2ADE , Saleh Alshammeri 3ADG , Maha A. Bahammam 45ADG , Thodur Madapusi Balaji 6ACF , Hosam Ali Baeshen 7BEG , Shankargouda Patil 8AEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938865
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938865
Table 1 Descriptive statistics describing the parameters of the study groups at baseline.
| Variables | Baseline values | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ControlMean±SD | TestMean±SD | ||
| Age | 38.38±6.71 | 40.62±7.55 | 0.347 |
| Pack years | 4.08±4.02 | 5.29±4.43 | 0.543 |
| FMBS | 0.07±0.044 | 0.10±0.50 | 0.143 |
| FMPS | 0.07±0.028 | 0.09±0.034 | 0.143 |
| RD (mm) | 2.77±1.36 | 3.46±1.45 | 0.294 |
| RW (mm) | 3.92±0.75 | 4.69±1.31 | 0.144 |
| RGP (mm) | 8.15±1.57 | 7.31±1.54 | 0.21 |
| RCAL (mm) | 9.05±1.89 | 7.78±1.59 | 0.06 |
| PPD (mm) | 2.21±0.42 | 2.32±0.42 | 0.68 |
| WAG (mm) | 1.23±1.16 | 2.00±1.00 | 0.105 |
| WKG (mm) | 2.54±1.61 | 3.85±1.51 | 0.06 |
| NS – not statistically significant; FMBS – full mouth plaque scores; FMPS – full mouth bleeding scores; RD – recession depth; RW – recession width; RGP – relative gingival position; RCAL – relative clinical attachment level; PPD – probing pocket depth; WAG – width of attached gingiva; WKG – width of keratinized gingiva. | |||