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

Table 6

Post hoc comparison of bite force and chewing ability in relation to different types of CS.

Outcome parameters	(I) CS	(J) CS	Mean difference (I-J)	Std. error	Sig	95% confidence interval
						Lower bound	Upper bound
Bite force	Reverse	Flat	−84.05	91.68	0.79	−322.44	154.33
		Normal	−5.15	90.29	1.00	−239.94	229.63
		Deep	−262.42	90.91	0.02	−498.80	−26.03
	Flat	Reverse	84.05	91.68	0.79	−154.33	322.44
		Normal	78.90	32.26	0.07	−4.99	162.79
		Deep	−178.36	33.95	0.00	−266.64	−90.08
	Normal	Reverse	5.15	90.29	1.00	−229.63	239.94
		Flat	−78.90	32.26	0.07	−162.79	4.99
		Deep	−257.26	30.00	0.0	−335.29	−179.23
	Deep	Reverse	262.42	90.91	0.02	26.03	498.80
		Flat	178.36	33.95	0.00	90.08	266.64
		Normal	257.26	30.00	0.00	179.23	335.29
Chewing ability	Reverse	Flat	1.39	1.31	0.71	−2.02	4.81
		Normal	1.80	1.29	0.50	−1.56	5.17
		Deep	2.87	1.30	0.1	−0.51	6.26
	Flat	Reverse	−1.39	1.31	0.71	−4.81	2.02
		Normal	0.41	0.46	0.80	−0.78	1.61
		Deep	1.47	0.48	0.01	0.21	2.74
	Normal	Reverse	−1.80	1.29	0.50	−5.17	1.56
		Flat	−0.41	0.46	0.80	−1.61	0.78
		Deep	1.06	0.43	0.06	−0.05	2.18
	Deep	Reverse	−2.87	1.30	0.12	−6.26	0.51
		Flat	−1.47	0.48	0.01	−2.74	−0.21
		Normal	−1.06	0.43	0.06	−2.18	0.05

The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.