Table 2.

Median of mass and moisture of food bolus in patients wearing fixed or removable prostheses.

	Fixed Prostheses in Both Jaws (n = 11)	Removable Prostheses in Both Jaws (n = 95)	p a
Food mass before chewing	10 g	10 g	>0.999
Food bolus mass as collected	4.40 g	4.60 g	0.856
Food bolus mass after drying	3.46 g	0.86 g	<0.001
Moisture of food bolus	24.65%	82.35%	<0.001

^ap-values were calculated with Mann–Whitney test.