Table 5.
Comparison of cephalometric changes related to the soft tissue profile between groups without tooth extraction (Group A) and with tooth extraction (Group B).
| Cephalometric variables | Change (Post-treatment – Pre-treatment) |
p* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without tooth extraction (n = 10) |
With tooth extraction (n = 10) |
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| Mean | ±SD | Mean | ±SD | ||
| Nasolabial Angle (°) | 2.05 | ±8.20 | 3.5 | ±9.8 | 0.76 |
| Mentolabial Angle (°) | 18.4 | ±11.9 | 7.3 | ±8.9 | 0.90 |
| Interlabial Angle (°) | 10.8 | ±14.6 | 22 | ±16.7 | 0.13 |
| Facial Convexity Angle (°) | −1.7 | ±2.3 | 0.2 | ±3.1 | 0.15 |
| Total Facial Convexity Angle (°) | −0.2 | ±3.5 | −0.2 | ±3.2 | 0.81 |
| Lower Face Angle (°) | −2.3 | ±47.8 | −1.3 | ±10.9 | 0.84 |
| MAFH/LAFH Proportion | −0.02 | ±0.09 | 0.01 | ±0.05 | 0.51 |
| Lower Face Vertical Proportion | −0.03 | ±0.05 | −0.02 | ±0.06 | 0.93 |
| H.NB Angle (°) | −1.9 | ±2.01 | −3.2 | ±4.1 | 0.62 |
| Ricketts E Line (mm) | −0.05 | ±1.9 | −0.2 | ±3.7 | 0.67 |
* Mann-Whitney or independent Student T test. SD = standard deviation.