Sociodemographic Factors and Implant Consideration by Patients Attending Removable Prosthodontics Clinics

Table 2

The frequency and percentage of the treatment choices and the reason why chosen as provided by the participants (CD, RPD stand for complete denture and removable partial denture respectively).

Treatment choice	Reason	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
CD ()	Low income	79	44%
	No other option	27	15%
	Easier to adapt to because the patient already had one	11	6%
	More comfortable	15	8%
	Better function	11	6%
	Easier, faster and less painful than implants	15	8%
	Better cleaning	3	2%
	Mucosal inflammation and sore gums	3	2%
	Better aesthetics	5	3%
	CD due to old age	2	1%
	CD as a non-fixed appliance	1	1%
	Recommended by family	2	1%
	Recommended by a dentist	1	1%
	Broken old denture	1	1%
	Failed implants	2	1%
RPD ()	Low income	14	64%
	To retain his teeth	2	9%
	Recommended by a dentist	2	9%
	No other option	1	4.5%
	Non-retentive old RPD	1	4.5%
	Recommended by family	1	4.5%
	RPD due to young age	1	4.5%