Locked Mouths: Tooth Loss in a Women’s Prison in Northeastern Brazil

Table 5

Distribution of prisoners according to the use of and need for dentures.

Variable	Frequency
	𝑛	%
Ever made use of prosthesis?
Yes	19	29.2
No	46	70.8
Total	65	100.0
Prosthesis in use is appropriate?
Yes	0	0
No	19	100.0
Total	19	100.0
What kind of prosthesis is in use?
Unitary prosthesis	1	5.3
Upper and lower TP	3	15.8
Upper TP	3	15.8
Upper and lower RPP	1	5.3
Upper RPP	10	52.6
Lower RPP	1	5.3
Total	19	100.0
Need for dentures?
Yes	51	78.5
No	14	21.5
Total	65	100.0
Upper and lower TP	7	13.7
Upper and lower RPP	32	62.7
Upper RPP	4	7.8
Lower RPP	5	9.8
Upper TP and lower RPP	3	5.9
Total	51	100.0

TP: total prosthesis; RPP: removable partial prosthesis.