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