Journal article
Patients' Evaluations of Complete Denture Therapy and Their Association with Related Variables: A Pilot Study
Journal of Prosthodontics, Vol.24(5), pp.351-357
07/01/2015
DOI: 10.1111/jopr.12286
PMID: 25864962
Abstract
Purpose: Patient satisfaction is an important goal in complete denture therapy, and many factors influence this parameter. This study aimed to evaluate expectations before and satisfaction after therapy with complete dentures. As a secondary objective, other variables that may interfere with patient satisfaction were also evaluated. Material and Methods: A representative sample of 99 patients assigned visual analog scale (VAS) scores to their expectations before and satisfaction after therapy regarding chewing, esthetics, comfort, and phonetics. Demographic data and answers to a questionnaire concerning the dentists' conduct were recorded. Multiple linear regression was used to evaluate the association among studied variables and patients' expectation and satisfaction with their dentures. Results: The average VAS scores were high for both expectations and satisfaction, and satisfaction exceeded expectations. Patients' expectations about esthetics and comfort were associated with age and self-reported time of using complete dentures. Patient satisfaction regarding chewing was associated with the number of postdelivery adjustments. Also, patient satisfaction regarding esthetics was associated with gender and esthetic expectations. In regard to phonetic satisfaction, associations were verified among self-reported time of using complete dentures, comfort and phonetics expectations, and dentists' explanations. Comfort satisfaction was associated only with educational level. Conclusions: Patient satisfaction regarding complete dentures exceeded expectations and an expressive majority of positive evaluations of the dentists was noticed. Many patient-related variables seemed to influence their evaluations of their dentures.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Patients' Evaluations of Complete Denture Therapy and Their Association with Related Variables: A Pilot Study
- Creators
- Beatriz Ferreira Oliveira SantosMateus Bertolini Fernandes dos SantosJarbas Francisco Fernandes SantosLeonardo Marchini - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Prosthodontics, Vol.24(5), pp.351-357
- DOI
- 10.1111/jopr.12286
- PMID
- 25864962
- NLM abbreviation
- J Prosthodont
- ISSN
- 1059-941X
- eISSN
- 1532-849X
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Hoboken
- Grant note
- name: State of São Paulo Research Foundation-FAPESP, award: #2010/16508-5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Prosthodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9983765986302771
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