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Table 7 Participants’ demand when they were educated on different types of prostheses available

From: Awareness, attitudes, need and demand on replacement of missing teeth among a group of partially dentate patients attending a University Dental Hospital

Demand for different prostheses

Number

Percentage of participants

No prosthesis

44

10.4

Removable prosthesis

117

27.5

Tooth supported fixed prosthesis

72

16.9

Implant supported fixed prosthesis

135

31.8

Tooth/implant supported fixed prosthesis

57

13.4

  1. Once the knowledge on different prosthodontic options was provided, more patients requested tooth and implant-supported prostheses than removable ones. Surprisingly, 10% did not demand any type of replacement