Table 2.
Participants and abutment teeth characteristics
| Abutment teeth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Number | Percentage (%) | |
| Sex | Men | 296 | 56.9 |
| Women | 224 | 43.1 | |
| Jaw | Maxilla | 262 | 50.4 |
| Mandible | 258 | 49.6 | |
| Dentition status | NSRD | 206 | 39.6 |
| SRD | 314 | 60.4 | |
| Class A | 30 | 5.8 | |
| Class B | 84 | 16.2 | |
| Class C/D | 68 | 13.0 | |
| Class E | 132 | 25.4 | |
| Endodontic status | Vital | 459 | 88.3 |
| Root filling | 25 | 4.8 | |
| Root filling + post | 36 | 6.9 | |
| Tooth type | Incisors | 79 | 15.2 |
| Canines | 220 | 42.3 | |
| Premolars | 159 | 30.6 | |
| Molars | 62 | 11.9 | |
| Total | 520 | 100.0 | |
SRD, severely reduced dentition; NSRD, not severely reduced dentition