Table 6. Comparison between dental class of the left side and mastication characteristics of smokers.
| Class of left side | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class I | Class III | Class II/I | Class II/II | |||||||
| Variable | Category | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | p |
| Chewing speed | Adequate | 12 | 75.0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 50 | 0.001a |
| Increased | – | – | – | – | 1 | 50 | – | – | ||
| Decreased | 4 | 25.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Chewing pattern | Bilateral alternating | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 0.011b |
| Unilateral right | 6 | 37.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Unilateral left | 4 | 25.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Simultaneous bilateral | – | – | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | ||
Abbreviation: NS, not significant.
a
Significant at p ≤ 0.01.
b
Significant at p ≤ 0.05.