Table 2.

Maximum Bite Force (mBF) in six Set Time Intervals (STI) in Females (F) and Males (M) on Dominant (DS) and Non -Dominant Sides (NDS)

Sex	Meas	Masticatory Force (mBF)						Masticatory Force (mBF)
		Dominant Side (DS)						Non-Dominant Side (NDS)
F	N	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
	X	61	133	156	153	162	170	53	84	85	88	95	101
	Min	24	48	64	40	52	60	24	30	34	30	40	44
	Max	100	202	270	282	290	288	100	160	150	140	160	150
	DS	16.9	40.7	44.7	57	54.2	51.9	17.7	28.9	25.2	27.4	26.7	25.4
	GS	2.6	6.3	6.9	8..8	2.7	4.4	3.9	4.2	4.1	3.9	3.2	3.0
M	N	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
	X	207	219	240	247	249	249	147	150	153	148	155	149
	Min	84	80	108	128	120	122	66	76	80	90	76	80
	Max	348	392	412	416	416	448	312	290	300	356	321	360
	DS	70.3	74.8	79.7	68.4	69.7	55.8	53.3	55.1	59.7	57.3	57.0	57.4
	GS	10.4	11.0	11.0	11.9	10.1	10.3	8.2	7.9	8.1	8.9	8.4	8.4