Table 4 Changes of KT width over a 6-month follow-up period
Patient-level | Change Baseline—1 month | Change 1 month—3 months | Change Baseline—3 months | Change 1-month—6 months | Change 3-months—6 months | Change Baseline—6 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CM | (14 patients) | (13 patients) | (14 patients) | (14 patients) | (14 patients) | (15 patients) |
Mean ± SD | 3.66 ± 1.67* | − 1.37 ± 1.28** | 2.22 ± 1.44*** | − 2.11 ± 1.40**** | − 0.71 ± 1.91***** | 1.45 ± 1.13*** |
95% CI | 2.7; 4.63 | − 2.14; − 0.59 | 1.39; 3.05 | − 2.92; − 1.30 | − 1.77; 0.355 | 0.83; 2.07 |
FGG | (15 patients) | (14 patients) | (16 patients) | (15 patients) | (16 patients) | (17 patients) |
Mean ± SD | 5.90 ± 1.58* | − 1.0 ± 1.09** | 4.91 ± 1.55*** | − 1.38 ± 1.16**** | − 0.41 ± 0.56***** | 4.52 ± 1.40*** |
95% CI | 5.02; 6.78 | − 1.63; − 0.37 | 4.09; 5.74 | − 2.01; − 0.74 | − 0.71; − 0.18 | 3.80; 5.24 |
Implant-level | ||||||
CM | (22 implants) | (21 implant) | (22 implants) | (22 implants) | (22 implants) | (23 implants) |
Mean ± SD | 3.70 ± 1.74§ | − 1.40 ± 1.3$ | 2.25 ± 1.53§§ | − 2.15 ± 1.37$$ | − 0.77 ± 0.77§§§ | 1.47 ± 1.25$$$ |
95% CI | 2.93; 4.47 | − 2.00; − 0.81 | 1.57; 2.93 | − 2.77; − 1.55 | − 1.11; − 0.43 | 0.94; 2.02 |
FGG | (28 implants) | (26 implants) | (29 implants) | (28 implants) | (29 implants) | (31 implants) |
Mean ± SD | 5.75 ± 1.62§ | − 0.96 ± 1.04$ | 4.82 ± 1.47§§ | − 1.35 ± 1.13$$ | − 0.44 ± 0.63§§§ | 4.41 ± 1.31$$$ |
95% CI | 5.12; 6.38 | − 1.38; − 0.54 | 4.27; 5.38 | − 0.69; − 0.21 | 3.94; 4.90 | |