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Prosthetic Status among Greek Population Related to Educational Level

Journal: International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) (Vol.8, No. 9)

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Page : 548-550

Keywords : Educational level; prosthetic status; complete dentures; edentulous; edentulism;

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study was conducted among the Greek population aged 24-84. During this survey period a total of 275 patients were examined. One hundred and ten [110] males and one hundred and sixty five females were taken part in this clinical survey. One hundred and fifteen patients didn�t have and needed prosthetic appliance. Forty five [40, 9 %] males didn�t have prosthesis and 40 males of them had higher level of education. Only 5 patients were illiterate. A high percentage of males had university education. A higher proportion of subjects with a low educational level [55, 88 %] were edentulous. The data regarding the educational level of the females and the prosthetic treatment indicated that there was a correlation between higher education and prosthetic status [69 %] The female with low education were edentulous [54, 76 %] Eighteen males were edentulous and 16 females didn�t wear complete dentures.

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