[Table/Fig-7]:

Student’s paired t-test

Component		Mean±Standard Deviation	N¦	t –value	df**	p- value (5% Level)	Confidence interval (95% level)
Masticatory performance [wet weight]	*Group-1 Peanuts	0.39842±0.108021	10	1.1705	9	0.2719§	-0.0212 to 0.0669
	†Group-2 Peanuts	0.37559±0.071501	10
	*Group-1 Carrots	0.47661±0.10911	10	3.1774	9	0.0112‡	0.0325 to 0.1937
	†Group-2 Carrots	0.36345±0.11708	10
Swallowing threshold [wet weight]	*Group-1 Peanuts	0.67738±0.124438	10	0.3709	9	0.7193 §	-0.0645 to 0.0898
	†Group-2 Peanuts	0.66472±0.127126	10
Masticatory performance [dry weight]	*Group-1 Peanuts	0.36389±0.10030	10	0.6669	9	0.5216 §	-0.0327 to 0.0600
	†Group-2 Peanuts	0.35021±0.07785	10
	*Group-1 Carrots	0.43789±0.12623	10	2.5610	9	0.0306 ‡	0.0132 to 0.2134
	†Group-2 Carrots	0.32453±0.11239	10
Swallowing threshold [dry weight]	*Group-1 Peanuts	0.66214±0.13257	10	0.5533	9	0.5936 §	-0.0789 to 0.1300
	†Group-2 Peanuts	0.63659±0.10326	10
Time in seconds for complete mastication of test food[3gms of peanuts]	*Group-1	63.4±11.98	10	0.6347	9	0.5414 §	-12.78 to 7.18
	†Group-2	66.2±13.55	10
No of masticatory strokes for complete mastication of test food[3gms of peanuts]	*Group-1	70.7±13.86	10	1.8196	9	0.1022 §	12.56 to 1.36
	†Group-2	76.3±17	10
Rate of masticatory cycles for complete mastication of test food[3gms of peanuts]	* Group-1	0.90±0.126068	10	0.9329	9	0.3752 §	-0.0457 to 0.1100
	†Group-2	0.87±0.093044	10

^‡p>0.05 there was no significant difference between groups ^§ p<0.05 there was significant difference between groups

* Group1- Conventional High Impact Polymethyl Methacrylate dentures; ^†Group2-Flexible dentures; ^‡Significant difference; ^§ No significant difference; ¦ Number of patients; ^**degree of freedom