A Clinical Study of 50 Partially Edentulous Patients with Fixed Partial Denture Restorations to Compare Clinical Parameters and Changes in Gingival Sulcus Width After Displacement with 2 Different Gingival Retraction Cord Materials (Cotton and Polymer)

27 April 2023 : Clinical Research

Lakshya Kumar^12ABEF*, Khurshid A. Mattoo

^23ACDEG, Shailesh Jain

^24ABEF, Imran Khalid^5ACDEG, Mohammad Z. Kota^5ADEFG, Fawaz A.H. Baig

^5ACEF, Mohammed Ibrahim^5ACDEG, Mukhatar A. Javali^6ADEFG, Mohasin A. Khader^6ACEFG, Masroor A. Kanji

^7ADEFG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940098

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940098

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Table 2 Mean scores of various clinical parameters among patients of both groups investigated during clinical procedure.

Clinical parameters	Group	Mean±Sd	Range	Values	Significance
Placement time	Group C	157.1±13.13	145–162	t value: 18.2778	0.00001
Placement time	Group P	140.3±10.94	133–145	t value: 18.2778	0.00001
Hemorrhage control time	Group C	80.16±12.75	39–116	z-score: 3.53348	0.00042
Hemorrhage control time	Group P	56.3±6.65	30–90	z-score: 3.53348	0.00042
Hemorrhagic score	Group C	1.57±0.51	0–2	z-value: 2.3664	0.00
Hemorrhagic score	Group P	1.33±0.47	0–2	z-value: 2.3664	0.00
GP – group; C – cotton; P – polymer. All measurements are in micrometers (μm). [] Independent T test; [] Mann-Whitney U test; [] Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Levels of significance: NS (not-significant)=P≥0.05; Significant=P

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