[Table/Fig-8]:

Intergroup comparison of WKG of patients in both the groups.

Parameter					Z-statistic ⇑	LOS
			Mean ± SD
Keratinized Gingiva Width	Baseline	Group A	2.733	±0.704	1.23	p>0.05*
		Group B	3.000	±0.535
	At 3 months	Group A	3.200	±0.676	1.67	p>0.05*
		Group B	3.600	±0.507
	At 6 months	Group A	3.267	±0.594	1.89	p>0.05*
		Group B	3.667	±0.488

Mann-Whitney Test.

^*The differences based on ranks between groups are not significant (insignificant) at the 0.05 level of significance.