Table 4.
Comparison of scores among the four rater groups for the female profiles
| Variable | Orthodontic patients | Dental students |
Orthodontists | Dentists excluding orthodontists | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-R profile | 5.60 ± 1.69 | 6.00 ± 1.53 | 5.70 ± 1.88 | 5.60 ± 2.13 | 0.808 |
| S-HA profile | 5.33 ± 2.05 | 5.37 ± 2.11 | 5.60 ± 1.79 | 4.80 ± 1.71 | 0.363 |
| S-P profile | 3.07 ± 1.26 | 2.77 ± 1.10 | 2.53 ± 1.22 | 2.77 ± 1.23 | 0.427 |
| VA-R profile | 4.93 ± 1.76 | 5.80 ± 1.73 | 5.10 ± 1.58 | 5.03 ± 1.97 | 0.219 |
| VA-HA profile | 5.52 ± 1.28 | 5.27 ± 1.31 | 6.13 ± 1.54 | 5.32 ± 1.49 | 0.072 |
| VA-P profile | 3.33 ± 1.83 | 2.93 ± 1.34 | 2.70 ± 1.37 | 2.90 ± 1.32 | 0.411 |
| L-R profile | 4.60 ± 1.79 | 4.97 ± 1.77 | 4.47 ± 1.80 | 4.67 ± 2.04 | 0.760 |
| L-HA profile | 5.67 ± 1.63 | 4.97 ± 1.85 | 5.57 ± 2.12 | 5.47 ± 1.89 | 0.486 |
| L-P profile | 3.37 ± 1.49 | 3.33 ± 1.24 | 3.63 ± 1.97 | 3.30 ± 1.39 | 0.833 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
One-way ANOVA is performed for comparing the mean scores among the four rater groups for the female profiles.
S, short; R, retruded; HA, horizontally average; P, protruded; VA, vertically average; L, long.