Abstract
Association of Handedness and Maximum Voluntary Bite Force on Respective Side of Oral Cavity
Highlights
The aim of the study was to explore the difference between handedness and bite force among general population
Bite force was recorded with an Occlusal Bite force meter (GM-10 Nagano Keiki Japan)
Paired sample t test used to calculate between group difference of Bite Force which was found to be significant (t= 2.895, P=.005)
Summary
The aim of the study was to explore the difference between handedness and bite force among general population. Later on, Paired sample t test and independent sample t test was used to explore the bite force difference among right and left handed participants. The results of independent sample t test revealed a significant difference between the handedness and the average force bite from left side of mouth (t (2, 68) = -3.08, P=.003). The results explained that right handed people have higher bite force at right side of mouth on chewing whereas left handed people apply more force while biting with left side of mouth as compared to right side. This was the new finding explored by performing this study. Numerous authors proposed that the evolution of right-handedness is based on convenience of using right hand for various activities as carrying and soothing of a baby or for eating food [5, 6]
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