Table 2.

Dental status and knowledge of prosthetic options

Questions: Awareness of tooth replacement	Total	Gender %		Age group %				Education level %
	%	M	F	A1	A2	A3	A4	ED1	ED2	ED3
Do you have missing teeth?
Yes	81.8	83.5	80.5	66.9*	83.6	91.6*	97.3*	87.7*	75.2	66.7*
Did you replace your missing teeth?
Yes	26.2	31.6	23.0	10.4*	25.0	41.2*	26.2	24.5	27.3	37.9
Do you think the replacement of missing teeth is important?
Very important	86.9	85.3	88	83.1	87.7	89.9	89.0	86.2	86.5	90.7
Somewhat important	9.7	10.8	9.0	11.8	10.8	5.9	8.3	10.0	9.9	8.0
Not important at all	3.4	3.9	3.0	5.1	1.5	4.2	2.7	3.7	3.5	1.3
What is the reason for replacing missing teeth?
Esthetic	8.8	8.7	9.0	10.7	7.7	10.1	5.5	7.4	14.2	5.3
Functional	51.5	52.4	50.9	46.1	48.2	52.9	71.2*	58.2	44.0	34.7
Both esthetic and functional	39.6	39.0	40.1	43.3	44.1	37.0	23.3*	34.4	41.8	60.0
Do you know the different ways of replacing missing teeth
Yes	80.7	80.1	81.1	75.3	83.6	77.3	91.8	82.5	78.7	76.0
Are you aware of fixed partial dentures?
Yes	81.2	82.3	80.5	74.7	84.6	79.8	90.4	81.7	82.3	77.3
Are you aware of removable dentures?
Yes	79.8	81.4	78.7	71.3*	82.1	82.4	90.4	81.7	76.6	77.3
Have you ever heard about dental implants?
Yes, very well	83.4	86.1	81.4	82.6	84.6	85.7	78.1	80.8	87.9	86.7
Yes, poorly	8.1	9.1	7.5	9.6	7.7	9.2	4.1	9.2	5.0	9.3
Not at all	8.5	4.8*	11.1*	7.9	7.7	5.0	17.8	10.0	7.1	4.0

*Significance level at P < 0.01 within each group in the same row

M: males, F: females. ED1: none and primary education, ED2: secondary, ED3: college and university. A1: age 18–29 years, A2: 30–39 years, A3: 40–49 years, A4: ˃50 years