Table 4.

GM – VES for >30-50 years in Maxilla and Mandible at different Sites

		>30-50 Years
Periodontally Healthy								Recession
Overall Range	5-19								3-15
	Maxilla				Mandible		t test	P	Maxilla				Mandible		t test	P
Overall Mean±SD	10.78±2.64				8.55±2.07		6.8	1.11 (NS)	9.44±2.73				8.32±1.7		3.56	0.00 (S)
Range	6-19				5-15				3-15				4-12
	Mean±SD				Mean±SD		t test		Mean±SD				Mean±SD		t test	P
Incisor	11.9±2.17				8.57±1.87		6.37	3.29 (NS)	11.57±1.33				8.24±1.45		9.23	5.57 (NS)
Canine	11.47±2.26				9.27±2.28		2.65	0.01(S)	11±2.36				9.13±2.06		2.30	0.03(S)
Premolar	11±2.6				8.97±1.73		3.56	0.00(S)	7.33±2.88				8.8±1.13		-2.6	0.01(S)
Molar	9.1±2.56				7.77±2.31		2.11	0.04(S)	8.63±1.65				7.5±1.89		2.47	0.02(S)
	Male Mean±SD	Female Mean±SD	t test	P	Male Mean±SD	Female Mean±SD	t test	P	Male Mean±SD	Female Mean±SD	t test	P	Male Mean±SD	Female Mean±SD	t test	P
Incisor	11.08±2.60	12.53±1.58	-1.63	0.11 (NS)	8.77±2.05	8.41±1.77	0.51	0.61 (NS)	11.76±1.21	11.25±1.48	1.07	0.29 (NS)	8.11±1.60	8.5±1.17	-0.72	0.48 (NS)
Canine	9.60±1.14	12.4±2.12	-2.73	0.02 (S)	8.75±2.71	9.86±1.68	-0.93	0.37 (NS)	10.89±2.84	11.17±1.60	-0.21	0.83 (NS)	8.78±1.79	9.67±2.50	-0.81	0.43 (NS)
Premolar	10.69±3.35	11.23±1.92	-0.56	0.58 (NS)	9.31±2.02	8.70±1.49	0.94	0.35 (NS)	7.78±2.39	6.67±3.5	1.04	0.31 (NS)	8.67±1.28	9±0.82	-0.56	0.58 (NS)
Molar	9.31±3.30	8.94±1.92	0.38	0.70 (NS)	8.62±2.99	7.12±1.41	1.82	0.08 (NS)	8.78±1.83	8.42±1.38	0.58	0.57 (NS)	7.83±1.89	7±1.86	1.19	0.24 (NS)

GM- Gingival Margin, VES- Deepest point of vestibule, P value of 0.05 or lower was considered statistically significant, NS- not significant, S- significant, SD – Standard Deviation. All the measurements are in millimeters; t – Independent t test; P – Probability value