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 typeSideExaminer groupMean scoreStandard deviation

RestCleftGroup 10.890.65
Group 20.660.59
Non cleft sideGroup 10.880.61
Group 20.730.59

Natural smileCleftGroup 10.650.50
Group 20.400.52
Non cleft sideGroup 10.720.55
Group 20.420.52

Forced smileCleftGroup 10.530.42
Group 20.300.47
Non cleft sideGroup 10.530.48
Group 20.300.48