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Table 6.

Comparison of lip attractiveness scores between laypersons, dentists, and specialists (One-way ANOVA and Tukey tests).

Lip attractiveness	Laypersons	Dentists	Specialists	p
Lip attractiveness	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	p
Group 1 – Thinner lips
Before (T1)	3.62 (2.34)^A	4.21 (2.32)^B	3.87 (2,31)^C	0.000*
After (T2)	4.27 (2.55)^A	5.15 (2.42)^B	4.91 (2,38)^B	0.000*
Changes	0.65 (2.44)^A	0.94 (2.31)^B	1.04 (2,45)^B	0.000*
Group 2 – Thicker lips
Before (T1)	6.10 (2.62)^A	6.66 (2.31)^B	6.43 (2.30)^B	0.000*
After (T2)	5.29 (2.86)^A	6.17 (2.65)^B	6.19 (2.71)^B	0.000*
Changes	−0.81 (3.38)^A	−0.49 (3.12)^B	−0.24 (3.31)^B	0.000*

*Statistically significant for p < 0.05.

Different letters in a row indicate the presence of a statistically significant difference between groups. 0.000 is a simplification of any number below 0.00049.