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

Table 3

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

Teeth	Male	Female	value
	(n = 60)	(n = 60)
All	2.91 ± 0.36	3.00 ± 0.47	0.23
Maxillary
All teeth	3.12 ± 0.39	3.26 ± 0.57	0.12
Incisor region	4.30 ± 0.62	4.51 ± 0.94	0.15
Premolar region	2.15 ± 0.52	2.38 ± 0.61	0.03
Molar region	2.92 ± 0.58	2.90 ± 0.60	0.88
Mandibular
All teeth	2.69 ± 0.45	2.74 ± 0.50	0.61
Incisor region	3.51 ± 0.77	3.48 ± 0.77	0.81
Premolar region	1.79 ± 0.46	1.90 ± 0.56	0.25
Molar region	2.79 ± 0.62	2.85 ± 0.67	0.62

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