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

Table 6

Comparison of the mean thickness of the attached gingiva among different age groups.

Teeth	16–24 years (n = 40)	25–39 years (n = 40)	40 years and above (n = 40)	value
All teeth	1.11 ± 0.15	1.09 ± 0.12	1.09 ± 0.19	0.84
Maxillary
All teeth	1.16 ± 0.21	1.15 ± 0.18	1.09 ± 0.12	0.23
Incisor region	1.04 ± 0.27	0.97 ± 0.23	1.03 ± 0.28	0.42
Premolar region	0.78 ± 0.24	0.75 ± 0.23	0.76 ± 0.15	0.86
Molar region	1.66 ± 0.38	1.72 ± 0.33	1.49 ± 0.28	0.01
Mandibular
All teeth	1.07 ± 0.15	1.05 ± 0.13	1.09 ± 0.35	0.61
Incisor region	0.82 ± 0.19	0.79 ± 0.16	0.85 ± 0.18	0.45
Premolar region	0.71 ± 0.26	0.64 ± 0.11	0.68 ± 0.19	0.34
Molar region	1.68 ± 0.34	1.69 ± 0.28	1.76 ± 0.98	0.84

One-way ANOVA, value <0.05, which is statistically significant.