Table 5.

The correlation between masticatory satisfaction and survey items.

	Masticatory Satisfaction
	Correlation Coefficient	p
Age	0.02	0.80
Number of functional teeth	0.07	0.46
Duration of wearing RPDs	−0.12	0.19
MP	0.20	0.02
FAS	0.41	<0.001
Group 1	0.10	0.24
Group 2	0.38	<0.001
Group 3	0.39	<0.001
Group 4	0.37	<0.001
Group 5	0.28	<0.001
OHIP-14	−0.50	<0.001
Functional Limitation	−0.35	<0.001
Physical pain	−0.51	<0.001
Psychological discomfort	−0.38	<0.001
Physical disability	−0.48	<0.001
Psychological disability	−0.33	<0.001
Social disability	−0.33	<0.001
Handicap	−0.38	<0.001

Functional teeth—Natural teeth and treated teeth that have a crown, as well as bridge pontics and implants. RPD—removable partial denture. MP—masticatory performance; the increase in the surface area of the masticated gummy jelly piece (mm²). FAS—Food Acceptance Score; the questionnaire regarding the state of food acceptance. OHIP-14—Oral health impact profile; assessment of oral-health-related quality of life. p-values—Spearman’s rank correlation test.