Table 3.
Influence of crossbite malocclusion on masticatory efficiency in CD (n = 42) and control (n = 77) groups, concerning the total test (all nine chewing cycles). Mean and standard deviations of particle number (PN) (n), area (A) (mm2) and Masticatory Efficiency Index (MEI) (n/mm2) were given. Statistical significance was considered at p < 0.05 and denoted with (*).
| Crossbite |
No crossbite |
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| Count | PN (n) | A (mm2) | MEI (n/mm2) | Count | PN (n) | A (mm2) | MEI (n/mm2) | |
| CD group | 14 | 49.29 ±64.38 |
258.27 ±150.37 |
0.69 ±1.44 |
28 | 68.00 ±48.90 |
160.23 ±103.60 |
0.89 ±1.00 |
| Control | 5 | 91.40 ±65.37 |
141.39 ±122.47 |
1.40 ±1.34 |
72 | 84.13 ±74.34 |
147.22 ±106.93 |
1.49 ±2.30 |
| P-value | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.49 | ||