Table 3.
Comparison of clinical parameters between the group I and group II at 6 months postoperatively.
| Clinical parameter | Nonabsorbable (Mean ± SD) |
Absorbable (Mean ± SD) |
‘t’ | ‘p’ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in position of gingival margin | 0.857 ± 0.690 | 0.714 ± 0.756 | 0.369 | 0.718,NS |
| Gain in clinical attachment level | 1.571 ± 0.535 | 1.714 ± 0.756 | 0.408 | 0.690,NS |
| Reduction in vertical probing depth | 2.286 ± 0.756 | 2.286 ± 0.488 | 0.000 | 1.000,NS |
| Reduction in horizontal probing depth | 1.429 ± 0.787 | 2.429 ± 1.134 | 1.917 | 0.079,NS |
| Reduction in the horizontal component of furcation defect at 6 months after flap elevation (horizontal bone bill) | 1.143 ± 0.378 | 2.571 ± 1.272 | 2.847 | 0.015,SS |
NS, not significant; SS, statistically significant.