Table 3.

Distribution of study subjects according to gender and the prosthetic need of their upper and lower arches.

	Prosthetic status of upper arch			Prosthetic status of lower arch
	Males n (%)	Females n (%)	Total	Males n (%)	Females n (%)	Total
No prosthesis needed	15 (20.5%)	12 (20%)	27 (20.3%)	15 (20.5%)	12 (20%)	27 (20.3%)
Need for one unit prosthesis	0 (0%)	2 (3.3%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (3.3%)	4 (3%)
Need for multiunit prosthesis	13 (17.8%)	18 (30%)	31 (23.3%)	16 (21.9%)	20 (33.3%)	36 (27.1%)
Need for combination of single- or multiunit prosthesis	4 (5.5%)	3 (5%)	7 (5.3%)	4 (5.5%)	3 (5%)	7 (5.3%)
Need for full prosthesis	37 (50.7%)	25 (41.7%)	62 (46.6%)	32 (43.8%)	23 (38.3%)	55 (41.4%)
Not recorded	4 (5.5%)	0 (0%)	4 (3%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0%)	4 (3%)
Total	73 (100%)	60 (100%)	133 (100%)	73 (100%)	60 (100%)	133 (100%)