Evaluation of Width and Thickness of the Attached Gingiva and Its Association with Age, Gender, and Arch Location in the Nepalese Population

Table 2

Mean thickness of the attached gingiva in the maxillary and mandibular arches.

Teeth	N	Mean gingival thickness—transgingival probing (GT-TGP) (mm)	Gingival thickness—transgingival probing (GT-TGP) < 1.5 mm; n (%)	Gingival thickness—transgingival probing (GT-TGP) > 1.5 mm; n (%)
Overall teeth	1440	1.1010 ± 0.15982	1093 (75.90)	347 (24.1)
Maxillary arch
All teeth	720	1.1317 ± 0.17611	550 (76.38)	170 (23.62)
1.6	120	1.545 ± 0.4632	66 (55)	54 (45)
1.4	120	0.757 ± 0.2941	116 (96.7)	4 (3.3)
1.1	120	0.999 ± 0.2906	109 (90.8)	11 (9.2)
2.1	120	1.022 ± 0.2817	113 (94.2)	7 (5.8)
2.4	120	0.768 ± 0.2602	117 (97.5)	3 (2.5)
2.6	120	1.699 ± 0.4101	29 (24.2)	91 (75.8)
Mandibular arch
All teeth	720	1.0704 ± 0.22788	543 (75.41)	177 (24.59)
3.6	120	1.728 ± 1.1973	41 (34.2)	79 (65.8)
3.4	120	0.689 ± 0.3070	118 (98.3)	2 (1.7)
3.1	120	0.811 ± 0.1922	120 (100)	—
4.1	120	0.827 ± 0.1879	120 (100)	—
4.4	120	0.667 ± 0.1642	120 (100)	—
4.6	120	1.701 ± 0.17611	24 (20)	96 (80)