Table 2.
Mean and standard deviation (sd) of distance between the gingival margin and vestibular bone crests (GMBC-V) gingival margin and interproximal bone crests (GMBC-I) obtained by transsurgical clinical evaluation (TCE) and cone-beam computed tomography.
| Teeth group | Distance between gingival margin and vestibular bone crest (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCE | CBCT | P | |||
| Mean ± sd | n | Mean ± sd | n | ||
| Incisors | 3.14 ± 0.72 | 116 | 3.55 ± 0.61 | 116 | <0.05 |
| Canines | 2.90 ± 0.91 | 58 | 3.25 ± 0.60 | 58 | <0.05 |
| Premolars | 2.08 ± 0.57 | 116 | 2.42 ± 0.44 | 116 | <0.05 |
| Molars | 1.93 ± 0.45 | 58 | 2.35 ± 0.43 | 58 | <0.05 |
| All the teeth | 2.54 ± 0.85 | 348 | 2.93 ± 0.75 | 348 | <0.05 |
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| Teeth region | Distance between gingival margin and interproximal bone crest (mm) | ||||
| TCE | CBCT | P | |||
| Mean ± sd | n | Mean ± sd | n | ||
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| CI-CI (11–21) | 3.11 ± 0.74 | 29 | 3.51 ± 0.53 | 29 | <0.05 |
| CI-LI (12-11; 22-21) | 2.90 ± 0.74 | 58 | 3.32 ± 0.45 | 58 | <0.05 |
| LI-C (13-12; 23-22) | 3.05 ± 0.61 | 58 | 3.48 ± 0.50 | 58 | <0.05 |
| C-PM (14-13; 24-23) | 3.16 ± 0.65 | 58 | 3.68 ± .57 | 58 | <0.05 |
| PM-PM (15-14; 25-24) | 2.90 ± 0.66 | 58 | 3.20 ± 0.52 | 58 | <0.05 |
| PM-M (16-15; 26-25) | 2.83 ± 0.51 | 58 | 3.02 ± 0.42 | 58 | <0.05 |
| M-M (17-16; 27-26) | 2.89 ± 0.65 | 58 | 3.30 ± 0.48 | 58 | <0.05 |
| All the regions | 2.97 ± 0.65 | 377 | 3.34 ± 0.53 | 377 | <0.05 |
Independent samples t-test.