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Table. 1.

Table. 1.

Comparison of two groups based on operative duration and gingival laceration

Group No. of samples Operative duration (min) P-value1 Gingival laceration P-value2
Absence Presence
Periotome 24 4.96±3.16 0.043* 19 (79.2) 5 (20.8) 0.439
Piezotome 24 7.96±6.31 21 (87.5) 3 (12.5)

1Based on independent sample t-test at degrees of freedom=46.

2Based on chi-square test.

*P≤0.05

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).
J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022;48:356~362
https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2022.48.6.356
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