Comparison of spontaneous eruption and modified closed eruption technique with palatal traction in alignment of impacted maxillary central incisor teeth

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Table 4 Assessment of the attached gingiva on impacted teeth (n = 34)

Attached gingiva		Space opening versus control	Closed eruption versus control
Not established	Number	1	0
Not established	%	7.7	0
Satisfactory	Number	5	1
Satisfactory	%	7.7	23.8
Sufficient	Number	16	11
Sufficient	%	84.6	76.2
	p	0.18^a	0.03^a
	p	0.26^b

Comparisons between impacted teeth and control side according to the selected method of treatment (^aWilcoxon test) and intergroup comparison (^bFisher`s exact test)