The Influence of the Smile on the Perceived Facial Type Esthetics

Table 5

To test the difference in perception between the three groups, one-way ANOVA was performed at confidence level of 95%, and p value was adjusted to 0.01. p value <0.01.

Clinical Parameters Facial Type & Smile Curvature compared between Study Groups
Mean± SD
S.No	Parameter	Dentists	Specialists	Lay people	P value (F value)
		(n=50)	(n=50)	(n=100)
(1)	Mesofacial Smile	58.58±23.88	66.06±23.99	65.35±25.26	0.21 (1.53)
(2)	Dolichofacial Smile	56.42±23.27	67.40±19.46	63.77±21.96	0.03 (3.38)
(3)	Brachyfacial Smile	52.74±23.33	57.34±25.21	60.15±25.49	0.23 (1.47)
P value (F value)		0.45 (0.78)	0.06 (2.81)	0.30 (1.20)