Table 4.
Gingival phenotype of mandibular anterior teeth according to the Angle’s classification and amount of crowding
| GP of tooth | Malocclusion | Mean±SD | P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild crowding | Moderate crowding | Severe crowding | Total | |||
| 11 | Class I | 1.10±0.33 | 1.01±0.26 | 1.08±0.19 | 1.06±0.26 | 0.694 |
| Class II | 1.04±0.23 | 0.82±0.23 | 1.06±0.24 | 0.97±0.25 | 0.057 | |
| Total | 1.07±0.28 | 0.93±0.26 | 1.07±0.21 | 1.02±0.26 | 0.110 | |
| P | 0.636 | 0.072 | 0.817 | 0.148 | ||
| 12 | Class I | 1.05±0.24 | 1.04±0.28 | 1.06±0.20 | 1.04±0.25 | 0.980 |
| Class II | 1.01±0.22 | 0.81±0.26 | 0.88±0.17 | 0.98±0.26 | 0.145 | |
| Total | 1.03±0.23 | 0.95±0.29 | 1.06±0.23 | 1.01±0.25 | 0.287 | |
| P | 0.667 | 0.050 | 0.046 | 0.334 | ||
| 13 | Class I | 0.93±0.16 | 0.86±0.24 | 0.93±0.30 | 0.91±0.24 | 0.733 |
| Class II | 0.93±0.29 | 0.78±0.22 | 0.97±0.37 | 0.89±0.30 | 0.356 | |
| Total | 0.93±0.22 | 0.83±0.23 | 0.95±0.32 | 0.90±0.26 | 0.274 | |
| P | 0.979 | 0.394 | 0.804 | 0.813 | ||
| 21 | Class I | 1.06±0.30 | 0.99±0.21 | 1.05±0.20 | 1.03±0.23 | 0.736 |
| Class II | 1.01±0.23 | 0.83±0.16 | 1.01±0.18 | 0.95±0.20 | 0.073 | |
| Total | 1.04±0.27 | 0.93±0.20 | 1.03±0.19 | 1.00±0.22 | 0.156 | |
| P | 0.658 | 0.050 | 0.679 | 0.13 | ||
| 22 | Class I | 1.03±0.30 | 1.03±0.28 | 1.04±0.22 | 1.02±0.26 | 0.993 |
| Class II | 1.01±0.26 | 0.77±0.28 | 0.87±0.05 | 0.96±0.28 | 0.073 | |
| Total | 1.02±0.27 | 0.92±0.30 | 1.05±0.23 | 1.00±0.27 | 0.227 | |
| P | 0.889 | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.337 | ||
| 23 | Class I | 0.98±0.17 | 0.88±0.32 | 0.98±0.28 | 0.94±0.27 | 0.516 |
| Class II | 0.96±0.30 | 0.84±0.23 | 0.96±0.30 | 0.92±0.27 | 0.562 | |
| Total | 0.97±0.23 | 0.86±0.28 | 0.97±0.28 | 0.93±0.27 | 0.276 | |
| PŦ | 0.836 | 0.747 | 0.818 | 0.680 | ||
| 31 | Class I | 0.64±0.23 | 0.85±0.29 | 0.83±0.26 | 0.79±0.26 | 0.194 |
| Class II | 0.72±0.29 | 0.76±0.33 | 0.95±0.29 | 0.80±0.30 | 0.405 | |
| Total | 0.66±0.24 | 0.81±0.30 | 0.87±0.27 | 0.80±0.27 | 0.151 | |
| PŦ | 0.580 | 0.487 | 0.390 | 0.860 | ||
| 32 | Class I | 0.75±0.33 | 0.83±0.24 | 0.90±0.27 | 0.84±0.27 | 0.493 |
| Class II | 0.74±0.18 | 0.84±0.35 | 0.72±0.28 | 0.81±0.29 | 0.264 | |
| Total | 0.75±0.27 | 0.83±0.29 | 0.79±0.27 | 0.83±0.27 | 0.417 | |
| PŦ | 0.951 | 0.925 | 0.020 | 0.700 | ||
| 33 | Class I | 0.66±0.29 | 0.86±0.32 | 0.67±0.34 | 0.75±0.32 | 0.257 |
| Class II | 0.82±0.19 | 0.73±0.35 | 0.83±0.36 | 0.78±0.31 | 0.790 | |
| Total | 0.72±0.26 | 0.8±0.33 | 0.73±0.34 | 0.76±0.31 | 0.676 | |
| PŦ | 0.305 | 0.362 | 0.375 | 0.716 | ||
| 41 | Class I | 0.68±0.29 | 0.96±0.21 | 0.84±0.28 | 0.85±0.27 | 0.057 |
| Class II | 0.76±0.23 | 0.74±0.34 | 0.92±0.29 | 0.79±0.29 | 0.521 | |
| Total | 0.71±0.26 | 0.87±0.29 | 0.86±0.28 | 0.83±0.28 | 0.211 | |
| PŦ | 0.588 | 0.070 | 0.580 | 0.500 | ||
| 42 | Class I | 0.79±0.27 | 0.87±0.27 | 0.92±0.24 | 0.87±0.27 | 0.568 |
| Class II | 0.86±0.19 | 0.82±0.33 | 0.63±0.23 | 0.82±0.26 | 0.937 | |
| Total | 0.81±0.24 | 0.85±0.29 | 0.82±0.27 | 0.85±0.27 | 0.725 | |
| PŦ | 0.614 | 0.679 | 0.034 | 0.490 | ||
| 43 | Class I | 0.71±0.28 | 0.94±0.26 | 0.69±0.34 | 0.80±0.31 | 0.086 |
| Class II | 0.92±0.15 | 0.73±0.35 | 0.83±0.36 | 0.80±0.31 | 0.545 | |
| Total | 0.79±0.25 | 0.85±0.31 | 0.74±0.34 | 0.80±0.31 | 0.535 | |
| PŦ | 0.159 | 0.108 | 0.428 | 0.956 | ||
P<0.05 statistically significant. *Obtained using analysis of variance; ŦObtained using independent t-test; Bold values: Significant. GP – Gingival phenotype; SD – Standard deviation; P – Probability of occurrence