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 3 Intragroup analysis of clinical parameters in the study groups from baseline to 6 months postoperatively.
Variables | Control group | p-value(p≤0.05) | Test group | p-value | ||
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BaselineMean± SD(mm) | 6 monthsMean±SD(mm) | BaselineMean±SD(mm) | 6 monthsMean±SD(mm) | |||
RD | 2.77±1.36 | 1.15±0.77 | 0.001* | 3.46±1.45 | 1.65±1.14 | 0.001* |
RW | 3.92±0.75 | 2.08±1.18 | 0.003* | 4.69±1.31 | 2.85±1.40 | 0.003* |
RGP | 8.15±1.57 | 6.54±1.61 | 0.001* | 7.31±1.54 | 6.08±1.49 | 0.004* |
RCAL | 9.05±1.89 | 8.00±1.8 | 0.001* | 7.78±1.59 | 6.80±1.35 | 0.001* |
PPD | 2.21±0.42 | 1.23±0.21 | 0.002* | 2.32±0.42 | 1.41±0.53 | 0.002* |
WAG | 1.23±1.16 | 1.77±0.83 | 0.008* | 2.00±1.00 | 3.14±1.06 | 0.005* |
WKG | 2.54±1.61 | 3.15±1.46 | 0.005* | 3.85±1.51 | 4.23±1.30 | 0.025* |
* Significant at ≤0.05. VAS – visual analogue scores; SD – standard deviation; RD – recession depth; RW – recession width; RGP – relative gingival position; RCAL – relative clinical attachment level; PPD – probing pocket depth; WAG – width of attached ghingiva; WKG – width of keratinized gingiva. |