Table 2.
Keratinized tissue (mm) measured over the experimental period at the surgical area (mean ± SD)
| Time | Treatment group | P-value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apical | Crestal | ||||||||||
| Overall | Inter-proximal | Buccal | Overall | Inter-proximal | Buccal | Overall | Inter-proximal | Buccal | |||
| Baseline | 6.0 ± 1.4 | 6.6 ± 1.3 | 4.9 ± 1.6 | 5.8 ± 1.4 | 6.4 ± 1.4 | 4.7 ± 1.7 | NS | NS | NS | ||
| Post-surgery (T0) | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 3.9 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | NS | NS | NS | ||
| 1 month (T1) | 4.8 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 4.8 ± 0.9 | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 3.9 ± 1.1 | NS | NS | NS | ||
| ΔT0-T1 | 1.5 ± 0.9 | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.9 | NS | NS | NS | ||
| 3 months (T3) | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 4.1 ± 1.0 | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 1.0 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | NS | NS | NS | ||
| ΔT0-T3 | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | NS | NS | NS | ||
| 6 months (T6) | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 6.0 ± 1.2 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 5.4 ± 0.9 | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 4.2 ± 1.0 | NS | NS | NS | ||
| ΔT0-T6 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 1.3 ± 0.9 | NS | NS | NS | ||
SD standard deviation; NS not statistically significant