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. 2025 Sep 25;27:163–173. doi: 10.3290/j.jad.c_2281

Table 8.

Descriptive statistics for PPD, CAL, PI, and SBI

Abutments

Control teeth

Pontics

PPD

Mean ± SD

2.43 ± 0.49

2.52 ± 0.55

n.s.

Median (Q1, Q3)

2.33 (2.17, 2.83)

2.33 (2.17, 2.67)

Minimum

1.67

1.67

Maximum

3.83

4.17

CAL

Mean ± SD

3.40 ± 1.42

3.09 ± 1.11

n.s.

Median (Q1, Q3)

2.83 (2.33, 4.50)

2.67 (2.33, 3.83)

Minimum

2.00

2.00

Maximum

6.50

6.33

PI

Mean ± SD

3.28 ± 1.03

2.83 ± 1.02

3.50 ± 0.99

Median (Q1, Q3)

3.50 (2.33, 4.33)

2.50 (1.83, 3.83)

3.67 (2.83, 4.33)

Minimum

1.67

1.00

1.67

Maximum

4.67

4.67

4.67

SBI

Mean ± SD

0.64 ± 0.76

0.42 ± 0.71

n.s.

Median (Q1, Q3)

0.33 (0.00, 1.33)

0.00 (0.00, 0.50)

Minimum

0.00

0.00

Maximum

2.33

2.67