Journal article
Patients' expectations before and evaluation after dental implant therapy
Clinical implant dentistry and related research, Vol.13(2), pp.141-145
06/2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2009.00191.x
PMID: 19681923
Abstract
Patients' expectations may influence their satisfaction with implant treatment, but there is a paucity of reports comparing patient expectations and their posttreatment satisfaction. The aim was to compare patients' expectations before with their satisfaction regarding function and esthetics after dental implant therapy. Fifty volunteers (49 years ± 11.45) answered a questionnaire about influencing variables and underwent an initial examination followed by implant therapy. Their expectations regarding esthetics and function were verified on a visual analogue scale (VAS) before treatment. The VAS was also used for posttreatment completion rating. The average ratings for esthetic and functional expectations were 5.0 ± 2.6 and 5.0 ± 3.0; the posttreatment completion ratings were 9.1 ± 1.1 and 9.0 ± 1.7, respectively. The posttreatment completion ratings significantly exceeded expectations (p < .001, Wilcoxon test). Positive correlations were found between expectations and posttreatment completion ratings for esthetics (Spearman's rho = 0.496, p < .001) and function (Spearman's rho = 0.706, p < .001). An inverse correlation was found between age and functional expectations (Spearman's rho = -0.313, p = .027). Patients' posttreatment completion ratings significantly exceeded their initial expectations. Expectations and posttreatment completion ratings were irrespective of smoking habits, location in the jaw, sex, or educational level.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Patients' expectations before and evaluation after dental implant therapy
- Creators
- Lilian Fernandes BaracatAmanda Marques TeixeiraMateus Bertolini Fernandes dos SantosVicente de Paula Prisco da CunhaLeonardo Marchini - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical implant dentistry and related research, Vol.13(2), pp.141-145
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2009.00191.x
- PMID
- 19681923
- ISSN
- 1523-0899
- eISSN
- 1708-8208
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2011
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9983769693302771
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