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)

Lakshya Kumar; Khurshid A. Mattoo; Shailesh Jain; Imran Khalid; Mohammad Z. Kota; Fawaz A.H. Baig; Mohammed Ibrahim; Mukhatar A. Javali; Mohasin A. Khader; Masroor A. Kanji

doi:10.12659/MSM.940098

27 April 2023 : Clinical Research

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)

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 4 Differences in plaque index scores among patients in both groups at 2 different time intervals (before retraction and 7 days after retraction).

	N (number)	Group	Mean±SD	‘t’ value	Significance
Gp C	30	Baseline (0 day)	1.13±0.43	1.16821	0.1237 (NS)
Gp C	30	7 days post retraction	1.26±0.44	1.16821	0.1237 (NS)
Gp P	30	Baseline (0 day)	1.37±0.49	0.20	0.4210 (NS)
Gp P	30	7 days post retraction	1.40±0.77	0.20	0.4210 (NS)
GP – group; C – cotton; P – polymer. Level of significance: NS (Not-Significant)=P≥0.05; Significant=P

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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)

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