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

Table 4

Comparison of the mean thickness of the attached gingiva among males and females.

Teeth	Male	Female	value
	(n = 60)	(n = 60)
All	1.07 ± 0.13	1.13 ± 0.18	0.04
Maxillary
All teeth	1.10 ± 0.18	1.16 ± 0.16	0.07
Incisor region	0.99 ± 0.23	1.03 ± 0.29	0.32
Premolar region	0.75 ± 0.21	0.78 ± 0.21	0.41
Molar region	1.58 ± 0.31	1.67 ± 0.37	0.14
Mandibular
All teeth	1.04 ± 0.14	1.10 ± 0.29	0.15
Incisor region	0.87 ± 0.17	0.77 ± 0.17	0.002
Premolar region	0.68 ± 0.15	0.67 ± 0.23	0.76
Molar region	1.57 ± 0.28	1.86 ± 0.80	0.01

Independent samples t-test, value <0.05, which is statistically significant.