TABLE 5.
Percentage differences between (1) peak power values obtained for unilateral chewing (PP WUi , PP NUi ) and symmetrical incisal biting (PP Wii , PP NIi ), on the working side (ΔPP WUIi ) and non-working side (ΔPP NUIi ) and (2) total peak power (ΔPP UIi ) obtained for unilateral chewing (PP TUi ) and symmetrical incisal biting (PP TIi ), depending on the food type (i).
| Working side (W) | Non-working side (N) | Total Power [W] | Percentage difference [%] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power [W] | Percentage difference [%] | Power [W] | Percentage difference [%] | |||||||
| Unilateral chewing | Symmetric incisal biting | Unilateral chewing | Symmetric incisal biting | |||||||
| PP WUi b | PP WIi c | ΔPP WUIi | PP NUi b | PP WIi c | ΔPP NUIi | PP TUi d | PP TIi e | ΔPP UIi | ||
| Sausage (s) | ||||||||||
| 3.33 | 0.72 | 128.8 | 2.30 | 0.72 | 104.6 | 5.62 | 1.44 | 118.5 | ||
| Carrot (c) | ||||||||||
| 6.82 | 1.39 | 132.3 | 5.19 | 1.39 | 115.5 | 12.01 | 2.78 | 124.8 | ||
| Apple (a) | ||||||||||
| 0.93 | 0.44 | 71.7 | 0.80 | 0.44 | 58.6 | 1.74 | 0.88 | 65.5 | ||
| Chocolate bar (b) | ||||||||||
| 2.36 | 0.60 | 119.0 | 2.10 | 0.60 | 111.0 | 4.46 | 1.20 | 115.2 | ||
| Chocolate (d) | ||||||||||
| 1.98 | 1.05 | 61.2 | 1.62 | 1.05 | 42.7 | 3.60 | 2.10 | 52.5 | ||
a
i = s, c, a, b and d.
b
(Table 1).
c
The authors’ own unpublished data for this paper.
d
PP TUi = PP WUi + PP NUi .
e
PP TIi = PP WIi + PP NIi .