International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 4 Gingival thickness

From: Evaluation of esthetic outcome of delayed implants with de-epithelialized free gingival graft in thin gingival phenotype with or without immediate temporization: a randomized clinical trial

	IT Mean (SD)	CTG Mean (SD)	Intergroup p-value
At 2 mm level
Baseline	1.19 (0.26)^a,b,c,d	1.17 (0.25)^a,b,c,d	0.862
3 months	2.56 (0.56)^a,e,f	2.33 (0.56)^a,e,f	0.250
6 months	2.44 (0.50)^b	2.22 (0.57)^b	0.227
9 months	2.31 (0.53)^c,e	2.06 (0.39)^c,e	0.234
12 months	2.31 (0.53)^d.f	2.11 (0.42)^d,f	0.373
Intra-group P-value	< 0.001*	< 0.001*
At 4 mm level
Baseline	1.50 (0.00)^a,b,c,d	1.56 (0.39)^a,b,c,d	1.00
3 months	2.56 (0.32)^a	2.39 (0.55)^a	0.304
6 months	2.50 (0.38)^b	2.44 (0.30)^b	0.744
9 months	2.44 (0.32)^c	2.44 (0.30)^c	0.955
12 months	2.44 (0.32)^d	2.44 (0.30)^d	0.955
Intra-group P-value	< 0.001*	< 0.001*
At 6 mm level
Baseline	1.50 (0.00)^a,b,c,d	1.44 (0.17)^a,b,c,d	0.346
3 months	2.50 (0.38)^a	2.39 (0.33)^a	0.525
6 months	2.50 (0.38)^b	2.39 (0.33)^b	0.525
9 months	2.44 (0.32)^c	2.33 (0.25)^c	0.492
12 months	2.44 (0.32)^d	2.33 (0.25)^d	0.492
Intra-group P-value	< 0.001*	< 0.001*

Intragroup time points with the same letter indicate statistical significance
Intergroup: Mann–Whitney test
Intra group: Friedman test, with post-hoc Wilcoxon
*Statistically significant

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