. 2023 Dec 27;2023:7932432. doi: 10.1155/2023/7932432

Table 3.

Comparing the changes of the soft tissue thickness at the facial and palatal site and ridge width at baseline and after 4 months of follow-up in the study group.

Indicator	Comparison	Mean (mm) ± SD	p value^∗
Facial soft tissue 2 mm clinical	Baseline	1.82 ± 0.48	0.002
Facial soft tissue 2 mm clinical	4 months facial soft tissue 2 mm	2.84 ± 0.81	0.002

Facial soft tissue 5 mm clinical	Baseline facial soft tissue 5 mm	2.26 ± 0.65	0.030
Facial soft tissue 5 mm clinical	4 months facial soft tissue 5 mm	3.00 ± 1.08	0.030

Ridge width 2 mm with CBCT	Baseline ridge width 2 mm	7.93 ± 0.99	0.002
Ridge width 2 mm with CBCT	4 months ridge width 2 mm	6.46 ± 1.21	0.002

Ridge width 5 mm with CBCT	Baseline ridge width 5 mm	9.06 ± 0.97	0.002^§
Ridge width 5 mm with CBCT	4 months ridge width 5 mm	7.82 ± 0.87	0.002^§

Vertical bone height changes in the buccal bone plate by CBCT	Before dental extraction	12.16 ± 1.87	0.368
	Four months after dental extraction	11.88 ± 1.88	0.368

Vertical bone height changes in the palatal bone plate by CBCT	Before dental extraction	12.21 ± 2.32	0.762
	Four months after dental extraction	11.94 ± 2.41	0.762

^∗Paired sample t-test. ^§Related-Samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.