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. 2020 Sep 1;24(5):414–420. doi: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_23_20

Table 5.

Width of the attached gingiva of the mandibular anterior teeth according to the Angle’s classification and amount of crowding

WAG of the tooth Malocclusion Mild crowding Moderate crowding Severe crowding Total P*
11 Class I 3.11±0.56 2.28±0.27 2.48±0.38 2.59±0.53 <0.0001
Class II 2.40±0.33 2.52±0.32 2.16±0.11 2.37±0.31 0.025
Total 2.77±0.58 2.38±0.31 2.35±0.34 2.49±0.46 0.002
P 0.002 0.047 0.020 0.045
12 Class I 2.81±0.46 2.75±0.36 2.74±0.45 2.76±0.41 0.910
Class II 2.92±0.37 2.34±0.32 2.74±0.46 2.67±0.45 0.007
Total 2.86±0.41 2.58±0.39 2.74±0.44 2.72±0.43 0.081
P 0.554 0.009 0.976 0.357
13 Class I 2.27±0.28 2.36±0.31 2.45±0.24 2.37±0.28 0.300
Class II 2.36±0.38 2.65±0.35 2.31±0.20 2.44±0.35 0.061
Total 2.31±0.33 2.48±0.35 2.40±0.23 2.40±0.31 0.212
P 0.554 0.042 0.165 0.308
21 Class I 3.05±0.56 2.34±0.33 2.50±0.49 2.60±0.54 0.001
Class II 2.44±0.26 2.52±0.32 2.19±0.13 2.39±0.28 0.023
Total 2.76±0.53 2.41±0.33 2.37±0.41 2.51±0.46 0.007
P 0.005 0.183 0.079 0.061
22 Class I 2.82±0.56 2.79±0.44 2.88±0.38 2.83±0.45 0.873
Class II 2.99±0.28 2.44±0.44 2.77±0.48 2.73±0.46 0.019
Total 2.90±0.45 2.64±0.46 2.83±0.42 2.79±0.45 0.132
P 0.393 0.069 0.556 0.395
23 Class I 2.75±0.70 2.42±0.38 2.54±0.42 2.56±0.51 0.291
Class II 2.47±0.34 2.36±0.40 2.59±0.47 2.47±0.40 0.480
Total 2.61±0.57 2.40±0.38 2.56±0.43 2.52±0.46 0.258
P 0.276 0.707 0.794 0.455
31 Class I 1.41±0.17 1.79±0.27 1.53±0.33 1.60±0.31 0.009
Class II 1.22±0.22 1.58±0.32 1.48±0.34 1.46±0.32 0.125
Total 1.33±0.21 1.70±0.30 1.51±0.33 1.55±0.32 0.002
PŦ 0.103 0.099 0.800 0.112
32 Class I 2.09±0.24 2.19±0.51 1.99±0.42 2.10±0.43 0.515
Class II 1.66±0.26 1.83±0.35 1.62±0.33 1.72±0.33 0.408
Total 1.92±0.32 2.04±0.48 1.85±0.42 1.95±0.43 0.392
PŦ 0.012 0.067 0.078 0.001
33 Class I 1.50±0.19 1.46±0.23 1.26±0.12 1.41±0.21 0.016
Class II 1.76±0.32 1.42±0.44 1.53±0.34 1.53±0.39 0.306
Total 1.60±0.27 1.44±0.32 1.36±0.25 1.45±0.29 0.088
PŦ 0.092 0.751 0.028 0.129
41 Class I 1.46±0.14 1.93±0.14 1.69±0.47 1.73±0.34 0.004
Class II 1.70±0.39 1.57±0.34 1.47±0.34 1.57±0.35 0.560
Total 1.55±0.28 1.77±0.29 1.61±0.43 1.67±0.35 0.119
PŦ 0.141 0.002 0.323 0.091
42 Class I 2.03±0.24 2.11±0.43 1.85±0.25 2.00±0.35 0.171
Class II 1.52±0.24 1.80±0.31 1.62±0.40 1.68±0.33 0.264
Total 1.83±0.34 1.98±0.41 1.76±0.32 1.87±0.37 0.168
PŦ 0.004 0.660 0.163 0.001
43 Class I 1.45±0.24 2.16±0.31 1.26±0.17 1.68±0.48 <0.0001
Class II 1.82±0.26 1.25±0.29 1.77±0.55 1.53±0.45 0.014
Total 1.59±0.3 1.77±0.54 1.44±0.42 1.63±0.47 0.073
PŦ 0.023 <0.0001 0.012 0.246

P<0.05 statistically significant. *Obtained using analysis of variance; ŦObtained using independent t-test; Bold values: Significant. WAG – Width of the attached gingiva; SD – Standard deviation; P – Probability of occurrence