Table 5.
Patient based surgical parameters and patient perception during the surgery
| Test (CMX) | Control (CTG) | intergroup p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N = 20 (mean ± SD) |
N = 20 (mean ± SD) |
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| Surgical time (minutes) | 41 ± 7.6 | 49.15 ± 8.5 | 0.003 | |
| RES | 6.74 ± 1.97 | 7.29 ± 2.24 | 0.309 | |
| PROMs | ||||
| VAS postoperative pain | 3.65 ± 2.08 | 5.2 ± 2.31 | 0.015 | |
| VAS clinical experience | 6.4 ± 2.21 | 5.35 ± 2.08 | 0.134 | |
| VAS aesthetic | 6.85 ± 1.5 | 7.15 ± 1.3 | 0.64 |
Surgical time: duration of the surgical procedure (in minutes); RES (root coverage esthetic score), PROMs: clinical experience using a visual analog scale (VAS) (0 being the worst procedure and 10 the best); postoperative pain using a visual analog scale (VAS) (0 being the least pain and 10 being the maximum pain). Aesthetic result as assessed by the patient using a visual analog scale (VAS) (0 = worst possible aesthetic result and 10 = excellent aesthetic result) SD (standard deviation); mm (millimeters); CMX (xenogeneic collagen matrix); CTG (connective tissue graft)