Preferred chewing side | N | Occlusal force (%) Mean ± SD | |||||
Left | Right | Anterior left | Anterior right | Posterior left | Posterior right | ||
Right | 42 | 49.4 ± 7.3 | 50.8 ± 7.6 | 13.8 ± 9.5 | 13.9 ± 10.2 | 35.4 ± 12.3 | 36.9 ± 11.4 |
Left | 24 | 55.4 ± 9.0 | 44.7 ± 9.3 | 15.2 ± 9.4 | 13.0 ± 7.9 | 40.1 ± 12.1 | 31.7 ± 10.9 |
Both sides | 24 | 52.0 ± 7.9 | 47.2 ± 10.1 | 14.8 ± 10.9 | 15.9 ± 9.7 | 38.0 ± 14.4 | 31.3 ± 11.1 |
Total | 90 | 51.4 ± 8.0 | 48.2 ± 9.1 | 14.5 ± 9.8 | 14.2 ± 9.5 | 37.3 ± 12.9 | 34.0 ± 11.4 |
P-value | P = 0.029* | P = 0.028* | P = 0.851 | P = 0.417 | P = 0.342 | P = 0.096 |