Table 3. Intergroup comparison of quantitative variables, gingival bleeding, and plaque index (Paired t–test).

n=11 Variables	TG Mean (SD)	CG Mean (SD)	Difference	95% CI Lower, Upper	p
Labial bone plate thickness (middle) (mm)	0.10 (0.26)	0.67 (0.30)	-0.56	-0.82. -0.31	0.000 *
Labial bone plate thickness (apical) (mm)	0.34 (0.34)	0.80 (0.22)	-0.46	-0.72. -0.20	0.009 *
Lingual bone plate thickness (middle) (mm)	1.23 (1.11)	1.07 (0.49)	0.68	-0.61. 0.91	0.549
Lingual bone plate thickness (apical) (mm)	2.48 (2.33)	3.23 (1.60)	-0.74	-2.52. 1.04	0.216
Labial alveolar crest height (mm)	4.78 (1.59)	2.42 (0.99)	2.36	1.18. 3.54	0.000 *
Lingual alveolar crest height (mm)	1.92 (1.12)	1.34 (0.51)	0.57	-0.20. 1.35	0.133
Dental crown height (mm)	10.57 (1.65)	9.94 (1.69)	0.62	-0.86. 2.11	0.114
Gingival recession (labial) (mm)	0.60 (0.51)	0.15 (0.31)	1.18	0.37. 2.00	0.016 *
Gingival recession (lingual) (mm)	0.09 (0.21)	0.00 (0.00)	0.79	0.01. 1.57	0.193
Probing Depth (labial) (mm)	2.24 (0.39)	1.96 (0.48)	0.86	-0.11. 1.84	0.158
Probing Depth (lingual) (mm)	2.27 (0.35)	2.18 (0.27)	0.94	0.10. 1.79	0.518
Clinical attachment level (labial) (mm)	2.66 (0.51)	2.00 (0.44)	0.87	0.00. 1.73	0.022 *
Clinical attachment level (lingual) (mm)	2.36 (0.48)	2.15 (0.27)	0.89	0.00. 1.78	0.224
Amount of keratinized mucosa (mm)	5.27 (1.79)	6.18 (1.66)	-0.9	-2.44. 0.62	0.033 *
Gingival bleeding index (labial)	0.45 (0.47)	0.45 (0.48)	0.28	-0.34. 0.91	1.000
Gingival bleeding index (lingual)	0.39 (0.46)	0.42 (0.49)	0.09	-0.60. 0.78	0.755
Plaque index	0.47 (0.50)	0.36 (0.50)	0.09	-0.36. 0.54	0.242

^*Statistically significant (p<0.05)