Research Article
Esthetic Composition of Smile in Individuals with Cleft Lip, Alveolus, and Palate: Visibility of the Periodontium and the Esthetics of Smile
Table 5
Mean lip thickness.
| Smile type | Side | Examiner group | Mean score | Standard deviation |
| Rest | Cleft | Group 1 | 0.89 | 0.65 | Group 2 | 0.66 | 0.59 | Non cleft side | Group 1 | 0.88 | 0.61 | Group 2 | 0.73 | 0.59 |
| Natural smile | Cleft | Group 1 | 0.65 | 0.50 | Group 2 | 0.40 | 0.52 | Non cleft side | Group 1 | 0.72 | 0.55 | Group 2 | 0.42 | 0.52 |
| Forced smile | Cleft | Group 1 | 0.53 | 0.42 | Group 2 | 0.30 | 0.47 | Non cleft side | Group 1 | 0.53 | 0.48 | Group 2 | 0.30 | 0.48 |
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