Awareness, attitudes, need and demand on replacement of missing teeth among a group of partially dentate patients attending a University Dental Hospital

Table 3 Participants reasons for not trying to replace missing teeth

Reason-for no need of replacement when tooth/teeth is lost	Number (total 101)
Financial	16
Did not feel it is needed	68
No time	3
Do not know about treatment options	7
Many reasons	7

24% of the participants were not keen in getting missing teeth replaced. The majority felt that they did not feel the need for the replacement and financial constraints also played a role in making the decision

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