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Table 2 Dental status and knowledge of prosthetic options

From: Knowledge and awareness of dental implants among Syrian refugees: a cross sectional study in Zaatari camp

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

  1. *Significance level at P < 0.01 within each group in the same row
  2. 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