Table 3. Intragroup comparison of primary and secondary outcome variable between baseline and six months in CTG group.
| Parameters/Time points | Baseline (mean ± SD) |
Six Months (mean ± SD) |
Z-value |
p
-Value
( p ≤ 0.05) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *( p ≤ 0.05) statistically significant. | ||||
| Papillary height (mm) | 2.40 ± 0.70 | 3.50 ± 0.85 | 2.598 | 0.009* |
| Black triangle height (mm) | 3.30 ± 0.48 | 1.40 ± 0.70 | 2.913 | 0.004* |
| Visual analog score–dentist | 1.08 ± 0.54 | 7.54 ± 1.28 | 2.814 | 0.005* |
| Visual analog score–patient | 3.00 ± 0.94 | 7.30 ± 1.57 | 2.721 | 0.007* |