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Table 5 Comparison of males between average and horizontal facial growth pattern (comparison of groups 1 and 3)

From: Smile analysis in different facial patterns and its correlation with underlying hard tissues

Parameter

Average (n = 25)

Horizontal (n = 25)

Difference

t value

p value

Significance

U1 EXP.

8.65 ± 1.04

6.93 ± 1.04

1.72

5.933

0.000

S***

LL-U1

0.80 ± 0.97

0.30 ± 0.62

0.50

2.168

0.035

S*

IL GAP

9.71 ± 1.64

7.34 ± 1.20

2.36

5.814

0.000

S***

IC WIDTH

40.29 ± 2.39

40.14 ± 1.85

0.14

0.245

0.807

NS

TW

53.43 ± 3.88

52.92 ± 2.83

0.50

0.529

0.599

NS

SW

67.39 ± 4.63

68.02 ± 3.59

0.63

0.539

0.592

NS

SI

7.16 ± 1.50

9.47 ± 1.38

2.30

5.646

0.000

S***

BC_L

13.90 ± 1.54

14.10 ± 1.72

0.20

0.441

0.661

NS

BC_R

13.66 ± 2.29

13.44 ± 2.18

0.21

0.342

0.734

NS

PC_L

7.60 ± 2.38

7.50 ± 1.55

0.10

0.176

0.861

NS

PC_R

6.82 ± 2.15

7.18 ± 1.54

0.35

0.672

0.505

NS

BC RATIO

0.60 ± 0.052

0.59 ± 0.032

0.009

0.752

0.456

NS

PC RATIO

0.795 ± 0.067

0.78 ± 0.034

0.016

1.108

0.274

NS

U VERT

5.98 ± 1.27

6.92 ± 1.61

0.944

2.301

0.026

S*

L VERT

11.20 ± 1.03

11.72 ± 1.63

0.52

1.367

0.178

NS

  1. NS p > 0.05: insignificant
  2. * p < 0.05, significant at 5 % significance level; *** p < 0.001, highly significant