Comparison of semilunar coronally repositioned flap with gingival massaging using an Ayurvedic product (irimedadi taila) in the treatment of class-I gingival recession: A clinical study

Table 4 Comparison of clinical parameters from pre-operative to 6 mo post-operative period between the three groups using Kruskal Wallis test¹

Clinical parameter	Group I	Group II	Group III	χ2	P-value (significance)
Recession height	0.2 ± 0.48	0.5 ± 0.78	1.77 ± 0.73	47.56	< 0.001b (S)
Recession width	0.23 ± 0.77	1.07 ± 0.58	2.23 ± 0.82	51.28	< 0.001b (S)
Probing pocket depth	0.4 ± 0.49	-0.17 ± 0.53	0.23 ± 0.68	13.29	< 0.001b (S)
Clinical attachment level	0.5 ± 0.73	0.33 ± 0.96	1.97 ± 0.81	42.01	< 0.001b (S)
Thickness of keratinized tissue	-0.13 ± 0.12	-0.23 ± 0.15	-0.41 ± 0.27	22.86	< 0.001b (S)
Width of attached gingiva	-0.27 ± 0.52	- 0.53 ± 0.68	-0.73 ± 0.98	7.03	0.03 (NS)

¹Degree of freedom: 2.

^bP < 0.01, clinical parameters from pre-operative vs 6 mo post-operative period. S: Significant; NS: Non significant.