Research Article
Dental Prosthetic Status and Prosthetic Need of the Institutionalized Elderly Living in Geriatric Homes in Mangalore: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Distribution of study subjects according to gender and the prosthetic status of their upper and lower arches.
| | Prosthetic status of upper arch | Prosthetic status of lower arch | | Males (%) | Females (%) | Total | Males (%) | Females (%) | Total |
| | No prosthesis | 60 (82.2%) | 57 (95%) | 117 (88%) | 60 (82.2%) | 57 (95%) | 117 (88%) | | Full removable denture | 13 (17.8%) | 3 (5%) | 16 (12%) | 13 (17.8%) | 3 (5%) | 16 (12%) |
| | Total | 73 (100%) | 60 (100%) | 133 (100%) | 73 (100%) | 60 (100%) | 133 (100%) |
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