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