Table 1.

Comparison of LPRP-treated and control groups parameters.

A. Mean VAS Pain score (SD) [Range] (0–10)			p-value
Post-operative	LPRP	Control
Day 1 At 9:00 am	2.46 (1.24) [0–7.0]	2.0(1.41) [0–5.0]	0.564
At 6:00 pm	2.33 (1.83) [0–5.0]	2.0 (1.69) [0–5.0]	0.788
Day 2 At 9:00 am	3.13 (2.16) [0–7.0]	2.33 (2.19) [0–7.0]	0.601
At 6:00 pm	2.66 (1.87) [0–9.0]	2.60 (2.13) [0–7.0]	1
Day 7 At 9:00 am	1.60 (1.40) [0–6.0]	1.53 (1.76) [0–4.0]	0.312
At 6 pm	1.26 (1.48) [0–5.0]	1.20 (1.47) [0–7.0]	0.415
B. Mean distance from tragus to the corner of the mouth (in mm) (SD) [Range]			p-value
Post-operative	LPRP	Control
Baseline	115.4 (8.5) mm [104–130]	114.2 (8.0) mm [103–125 mm]	0.705
Day 1	114.1 (29) mm [105–135]	117.9 (6.9) mm [109–130 mm]	0.196
Day 2	122.6 (10.1) mm [108–140]	118.1 (5.5) mm [112–127 mm]	0.263
Day 7	116.6 (7.1) mm [104–129]	115.6 (7.9) mm [104–130 mm]	0.690
C. The distance from the outer canthus to the mandible angle (in mm) (SD) [Range]			p-value
Post-operative	LPRP	Control
Baseline	102.8 (6.1) mm [94–115]	105.0 (6.5) mm [95–118 mm]	0.871
Day 1	120 (12) mm [104–140 mm]	116.0 (9.3) mm [103–135 mm]	0.378
Day 2	116 (11.0) mm [100–135 mm]	114.7 (8.3) mm [100–135 mm]	0.216
Day 7	112 (12.1) mm [98–135 mm]	113.4 (9.5) mm [98–135 mm]	0.225
D. Pocket depth (in mm) (SD) [Range]			p-value
Post-operative	LPRP	Control
POD7	5.67 (0.82) [5.0–7.0]	5.73 (0.88) [4.0–7.0]	0.832
PO1M	4.53 (0.64) [4.0–6.0]	4.87 (0.83) [4.0–6.0]	0.230
PO2M	3.53 (0.52) [3.0–4.0]	4.40 (0.63) [3.0–5.0]	a<0.001
E. IMAGE J DATA (SD)			p-value
Post-operative	LPRP (PO3M)	Control
Bone	87.24 (19.7)	94.76 (18.2)	0.287
Socket	86.71 (26.2)	90.20 (22.1)	0.696

^aSignificant with alpha = 0.05.