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. 2015 Mar 31;2015:142108. doi: 10.1155/2015/142108

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

Teeth region Distance between gingival margin and interproximal bone crest (mm)
TCE CBCT P
Mean ± sd n Mean ± sd n

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.