Table 2: Distribution of elderly respondents according to the complaints.
| Type of care utilized |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| General dental practitioner |
184 (39.5) |
122 (28.0) |
306 (33.7) |
| Dental specialist |
108 (23.2) |
86 (19.8) |
194 (21.5) |
| Dental college |
72 (15.5) |
52 (12.0) |
124 (13.8) |
| Self medication/OTC |
36 (7.7) |
66 (15.4) |
102 (11.6) |
| Medical practitioner |
40 (8.6) |
28 (6.5) |
68 (7.6) |
| Home remedies/Other system of medicine |
22 (4.8) |
76 (17.6) |
98 (11.2) |
| Total |
462 (100) |
430 (100) |
892 (100) |
Chi-square = 57.9062, P = 0.0001*