Table 2.
Chewing ability according to denture status.
| Denture Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Need Denture (N = 143) |
Denture Wearer (N = 168) |
Natural Teeth (N = 252) |
p-Value * | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Number of remaining teeth | <0.001 | |||
| 0 | 0 (0.0) | 76 (45.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 1–9 | 39 (27.3) | 84 (50.0) | 2 (0.8) | |
| 10–19 | 78 (54.5) | 5 (3.0) | 35 (13.9) | |
| ≥20 | 26 (18.2) | 3 (1.8) | 215 (85.3) | |
| Color-changeable gum | <0.001 | |||
| Poor (1–3) | 17 (11.9) | 67 (39.9) | 11 (4.4) | |
| Good (4–5) | 126 (88.1) | 101 (60.1) | 241 (95.6) | |
| Occlusion balance I | 0.980 | |||
| Unilateral | 73 (51.0) | 85 (50.6) | 130 (51.6) | |
| Bilateral | 70 (49.0) | 83 (49.4) | 122 (48.8) | |
| Occlusion balance II | <0.001 | |||
| Anterior | 111 (77.6) | 116 (59.0) | 116 (46.0) | |
| Posterior | 32 (22.4) | 52 (31.0) | 136 (54.0) | |
* One-way ANOVA or t-test. Occlusion balance I: Bilateral balanced occlusion. Occlusion balance II: Anterior and posterior balanced occlusion.