Table 1.

Probing depth and the width of keratinized gingiva in the two groups

Measurement	Impacted canines			Contralateral canines			P value
	Mean (mm)	SD	Range	Mean (mm)	SD	Range
PD
Mesiolabial	2.61	0.27	2.2–3.2	2.45	0.27	2.1–3.1	0.04*
Midlabial	1.60	0.23	1.3–2.1	1.48	0.21	1.2–2	0.083
Distolabial	2.70	0.27	2.2–3.4	2.53	0.25	2.3–3.2	0.03*
Mesiopalatal	2.61	0.26	2.2–3.2	2.49	0.22	2.1–3	0.079
Midpalatal	1.45	0.23	1.1–2	1.30	0.23	1–1.8	0.034*
Distopalatal	2.72	0.28	2.4–3.5	2.61	0.28	2.2–3.4	0.187
WKG	4.04	0.52	3.1–5.1	4.24	0.51	3.2–5.3	0.193

*p < 0.05

PD probing depth, WKG the width of the keratinized gingiva