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Table 8 Comparison of females having average and vertical facial growth pattern (comparison of groups 2 and 6)

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

Parameter

Average (n = 25)

Vertical (n = 25)

Difference

t value

p value

Significance

U1 EXP.

8.45 ± 0.84

9.53 ± 0.93

1.08

4.28

0.000

S***

LL-U1

0.14 ± 0.22

1.23 ± 1.24

1.09

4.31

0.000

S***

IL GAP

8.43 ± 0.82

11.24 ± 2.02

2.81

6.42

0.000

S***

IC WIDTH

39.33 ± 1.94

38.52 ± 2.32

0.82

1.35

0.185

NS

TW

49.66 ± 3.22

50.55 ± 3.87

0.89

0.88

0.381

NS

SW

65.76 ± 3.41

64.94 ± 5.58

0.82

0.63

0.534

NS

SI

7.86 ± 0.88

5.90 ± 0.92

1.96

7.66

0.000

S***

BC_L

13.21 ± 1.97

13.04 ± 2.27

0.177

0.29

0.772

NS

BC_R

12.68 ± 2.01

12.39 ± 2.22

0.288

0.48

0.634

NS

PC_L

7.98 ± 2.24

6.43 ± 1.21

1.55

3.04

0.004

S**

PC_R

7.41 1.96

6.23 ± 1.41

1.18

2.45

0.018

S*

BC RATIO

0.59 ± 0.04

0.59 ± 0.03

0.004

0.36

0.723

NS

PC RATIO

0.76 ± 0.06

0.78 ± 0.04

0.023

1.55

0.127

NS

U VERT

5.96 ± 1.50

6.32 ± 1.33

0.356

0.89

0.380

NS

L VERT

10.33 ± 1.08

9.88 ± 2.04

0.444

0.96

0.343

NS

  1. NS p > 0.05: insignificant
  2. * p < 0.05, significant at 5 % significance level; ** p < 0.01, significant at 1 % significance level; *** p < 0.001, highly significant