Table 3.
Patient‐based surgical parameters and patient perceptions during the surgery and tooth‐based surgical parameters
| Variable | CTGN = 94 patients | CMXN = 91 patients | Estimated difference (95% CI) | p‐value | ICC% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of surgery (min) | 69.7 ± 24.3 | 53.2 ± 17.7 | 15.7 (11.9–19.6) | <.0001 | 61.7% |
| Patient perception of hardship of procedure (VAS) | 41.5 ± 26.7 | 29.5 ± 26.4 | 11.9 (4.6–19.1) | .0014 | 11.5% |
| Patient perception of pain during the procedure (VAS) | 11.6 ± 17.6 | 9.2 ± 14.1 | 2.2 (−6.7–2.2) | .3266 | 7.5% |
| Patient preference for alternate therapy at end of surgery | 44 ± 32.7 | 27.4 ± 27.4 | 16.6 (7.9–25.3) | .0002 | 0.8% |
| N = 243 teeth | N = 242 teeth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance from CEJ‐to coronal margin of graft (mm)a | 0.2 ± 0.6 | 0.3 ± 0.7 | −0.06 (−0.24; 0.11) | .4777 | |
| Apico‐coronal height of graft (mm)b | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 7.6 ± 2.3 | −2.2 (−2.6; −1.7) | <.0001 |
Unless otherwise specified, data are means ± SD. ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient.
a
N = 238 for CTG and N = 235 per CMX.
b
N = 240 for CTG and N = 235 for CMX additional data are presented in the text.