Table 2: Comparison of smile variables among male health students according to age.

Smile variables

Age

n

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error Mean

P value,

t test

Low upper gingival margin

20-22-years

91

4.19

1.452

0.152

0.001*

23-25-years

216

6.25

1.895

0.129

Small Laterals

20-22-years

91

7.87

1.284

0.135

0.027*

23-25-years

216

7.75

1.544

0.105

Normal gingival display

20-22-years

91

7.82

1.697

0.178

0.034*

23-25-years

216

7.72

1.496

0.102

High upper gingival margin

20-22-years

91

8.88

1.114

0.117

0.028*

23-25-years

216

7.91

1.501

0.102

Straight smile arc

20-22-years

91

5.91

2.074

0.217

0.001*

23-25-years

216

5.21

2.626

0.179

Midline shift

20-22-years

91

6.23

1.745

0.183

0.082

23-25-years

216

7.02

1.516

0.103

Aesthetic veneers

20-22-years

91

8.89

1.130

0.118

0.040*

23-25-years

216

8.91

1.024

0.070

Note: *Statistically significant