Table 2.
Clinical parameters recorded at baseline in the group II.
| Group II (absorbable barrier membrane) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical parameter | Baseline (Mean ± SD) |
6 months (Mean ± SD) |
‘t’ | ‘p’ |
| Position of gingival margin | 1.286 ± 1.380 | 1.857 ± 0.900 | −1.549 | 0.172,NS |
| Clinical attachment level | 4.857 ± 2.116 | 3.143 ± 1.464 | 6.000 | 0.001,SS |
| Vertical probing depth | 3.571 ± 0.787 | 1.286 ± 0.951 | 12.394 | 0.000,SS |
| Horizontal probing depth | 5.857 ± 1.574 | 3.429 ± 0.976 | 5.667 | 0.001,SS |
| Horizontal component of furcation defect after flap elevation | 5.571 ± 1.718 | 3.000 ± 1.528 | 5.347 | 0.002,SS |
NS, not significant; SS, statistically significant.