Unveiling the Influence of the Curve of Spee on Bite Force and Chewing Ability: A Comparative Study

Table 3

Comparison of bite force and chewing ability among variables such as gender, restorations, TMJ problem, habits, and caries.

Variable	Parameters	Gender	N(231)	Mean	Std. deviation	Std. Error mean	t
Gender	Bite force	Male	118	585.83	164.58	19.39	6.95	<0.05
		Female	113	397.40	160.71	18.94
	Chewing ability	Male	118	7.86	2.36	0.27	−0.90	>0.05
		Female	113	8.20	2.16	0.25
Restorations	Bite force	Absent	213	497.31	189.27	16.41	1.29	>0.05
		Present	18	422.72	158.01	47.64
	Chewing ability	Absent	213	8.11	2.32	0.20	1.48	>0.05
		Present	18	7.06	0.94	0.28
TMJ problem	Bite force	Absent	219	494.40	189.32	16.17	0.78	>0.05
		Present	12	437.07	152.03	57.46
	Chewing ability	Absent	219	8.01	2.26	0.19	−0.31	>0.05
		Present	12	8.29	2.49	0.94
Habits	Bite force	Absent	214	481.26	183.09	15.81	10.1	<0.05
		Present	17	630.35	202.64	64.08
	Chewing ability	Absent	214	8.08	2.23	0.19	9.9	>0.05
		Present	17	7.35	2.64	0.83
Caries	Bite force	Absent	202	495.09	191.20	17.03	24.19	>0.05
		Present	29	467.27	163.24	38.47
	Chewing ability	Absent	202	8.13	2.32	0.20	26.88	>0.05
		Present	29	7.33	1.70	0.40