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 4 Intergroup analysis of clinical parameters between the study groups at 6 months postoperatively.
Variables | 6 months | p-value | |
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Control groupMean±SD | Test groupMean±SD | ||
RD (mm) | 1.15±0.77 | 1.65±1.14 | 0.28 |
RW (mm) | 2.08±1.18 | 2.85±1.40 | 0.059* |
RGP (mm) | 6.54±1.61 | 6.08±1.49 | 0.38 |
RCAL (mm) | 8.00±1.82 | 6.80±1.35 | 0.04* |
PPD (mm) | 1.23±0.21 | 1.41±0.53 | 0.42 |
WAG (mm) | 1.77±0.83 | 3.15±1.06 | 0.003* |
WKG (mm) | 3.15±1.46 | 4.23±1.30 | 0.053* |
RC% | 59.77±18.59 | 56.31±18.60 | 0.294 |
* Significant at ≤0.05. NS – not statistically significant; RD – recession depth; RW – recession width; RGP – relative gingival position; RCAL – relative clinical attachment level; PPD – probing pocket depth; WAG – width of attached gingival; WKG – width of keratinized gingiva. |