Table 6 Associations between Crestal bone level and bleeding on probing.

From: Thermacut bur gingivectomy versus functional crown lengthening in management of subgingival interproximal carious lesions 12 months randomized controlled trial

Group

Measurement

Bone level (mm)

Test statistic

p-value

BOP (no)

BOP (yes)

Intervention

(Thermacut bur gingivectomy)

Mean±SD

1.87±0.23

1.80±0.33

258.00

0.486ns

Median (IQR)

2.00 (0.40)

1.90 (0.50)

Control

(Functional crown lengthening)

Mean±SD

2.64±0.15

2.22±0.33

430.00

<0.001*

  1. *;significant (p<0.05), ns; not significant.
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