Table 4.

Comparison of soft-tissue cephalometric measurements (both linear and angular) for pleasing young North Indian population with normal cephalometric values (mean±SD)

Soft-tissue cephalometric measurements	Male			Female
	Study sample values	Normal values	P	Study sample values	Normal values	P
Linear (mm)
Nose prominence	16.57±2.39	19±5 (11)	0.041	15.07±1.34	17±3 (11)	0.007
E-line to lower lip	-1.17±2.67	-1.5±2 (454)	<0.001	0.07±2.65	-2±2 (546)	0.030
Upper lip length	23.97±2.54	24.4±2.5 (20)	0.558	21.67±2.47	21±1.9 (20)	0.310
Lower lip length	51.47±4.49	54.3±2.4 (20)	0.013	44.68±2.81	46.9±2.3 (20)	0.005
Upper lip thickness	19.63±2.27	16.9±3.1 (9)	0.006	15.40±1.59	13.2±2.7 (9)	0.004
Angular (degree)
Facial angle	92.60±3.08	91±7 (21)	0.378	92.40±4.23	92±4 (21)	0.548
Facial convexity angle	166.47±4.38	169.4±3.2 (20)	0.014	166.53±3.40	169.3±4.4 (20)	0.016
Nasolabial angle	96.77±11.42	106.4±7.7 (20)	0.002	100.60±7.67	103.5±6.8 (20)	0.177