title: Nasolabial angle: a perception of treatment needs.
abstract: The nasolabial angle holds a very important position in the treatment planning process for an orthodontic case, especially in today's soft tissue paradigm. This study was therefore conducted to compare the mean preference scores for orthodontic treatment need considering the nasolabial angle among orthodontists, orthodontic patients and their parents.
authors.affiliation: Aga Khan University and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. rashna_aga@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rashna Hoshang
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Sukhia
authors.forename: Hoshang Rumi
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Sukhia
authors.forename: Mubassar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fida
authors.forename: Munizeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061326:Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D055815:Young Adult