Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients

Background/Aim. Patients’ expectations with regard to their complete dentures are usually high. It is quite challenging to meet the patient’s criteria for denture satisfaction. Moreover, it also becomes a challenging task when the patient’s expectation exceeds the patient’s satisfaction regardless o...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdul Razzaq, Chaturvedi Saurabh, Das Gotam, Khan Muhammad Farhan, Suleman Ghazala, Sibghatullah Muhammad
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Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2021-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2021/0042-84502000030A.pdf
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Das Gotam
Khan Muhammad Farhan
Suleman Ghazala
Sibghatullah Muhammad
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Das Gotam
Khan Muhammad Farhan
Suleman Ghazala
Sibghatullah Muhammad
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description Background/Aim. Patients’ expectations with regard to their complete dentures are usually high. It is quite challenging to meet the patient’s criteria for denture satisfaction. Moreover, it also becomes a challenging task when the patient’s expectation exceeds the patient’s satisfaction regardless of the denture quality. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation in the denture satisfaction levels between the dentist and complete denture wearers. Methods. The study included 134 completely edentulous participants, between 48 and 65 years of age. The data were recorded through a validated questionnaire having a Cronbach α validity of 85%. Sociodemographic data, patients’ priorities, dentists' and patients' satisfaction with the dentures were recorded and rated on a Likert scale (1 to 5). Spearman’s correlation was applied to measure the similarity between the dentist’s and patient’s satisfaction score. Results. The mean dentists' and patients' overall satisfaction scores were calculated as 3.58 ± 0.74 and 3.538 ± 0.521, respectively. Participants ≥ 60 years of age and females showed a higher correlation than younger patients and men, while the employed participants showed a stronger correlation between dentist’s and patient’s satisfaction, compared to the opposite. In the educated participants a positive, moderate correlation between dentist's and patient's satisfaction was shown. The correlation between dentist’s satisfaction with occlusion and patient’s satisfaction with comfort was moderately strong (p < 0.05); weakly positive correlation (p < 0.05) was found between dentist’s satisfaction with the quality of denture and extension and patient’s satisfaction with aesthetics, mastication, phonetics, and comfort. Conclusion. A positive correlation between the dentists' and patients' satisfaction regarding denture quality was shown in older-age patients, females, as well as employed and educated patients. Improving dentist-patient communication is the most useful strategy to improve patients’ satisfaction with their dentures.
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spelling doaj-art-d7e79cec813a4fdbbe46b0ce6bd1ffbe2025-08-20T03:24:56ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502406-07202021-01-0178101083108710.2298/VSP191111030A0042-84502000030AComplete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patientsAhmed Abdul Razzaq0Chaturvedi Saurabh1Das Gotam2Khan Muhammad Farhan3Suleman Ghazala4Sibghatullah Muhammad5King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaKing Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaKing Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaKing Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaKing Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaKing Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia + King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaBackground/Aim. Patients’ expectations with regard to their complete dentures are usually high. It is quite challenging to meet the patient’s criteria for denture satisfaction. Moreover, it also becomes a challenging task when the patient’s expectation exceeds the patient’s satisfaction regardless of the denture quality. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation in the denture satisfaction levels between the dentist and complete denture wearers. Methods. The study included 134 completely edentulous participants, between 48 and 65 years of age. The data were recorded through a validated questionnaire having a Cronbach α validity of 85%. Sociodemographic data, patients’ priorities, dentists' and patients' satisfaction with the dentures were recorded and rated on a Likert scale (1 to 5). Spearman’s correlation was applied to measure the similarity between the dentist’s and patient’s satisfaction score. Results. The mean dentists' and patients' overall satisfaction scores were calculated as 3.58 ± 0.74 and 3.538 ± 0.521, respectively. Participants ≥ 60 years of age and females showed a higher correlation than younger patients and men, while the employed participants showed a stronger correlation between dentist’s and patient’s satisfaction, compared to the opposite. In the educated participants a positive, moderate correlation between dentist's and patient's satisfaction was shown. The correlation between dentist’s satisfaction with occlusion and patient’s satisfaction with comfort was moderately strong (p < 0.05); weakly positive correlation (p < 0.05) was found between dentist’s satisfaction with the quality of denture and extension and patient’s satisfaction with aesthetics, mastication, phonetics, and comfort. Conclusion. A positive correlation between the dentists' and patients' satisfaction regarding denture quality was shown in older-age patients, females, as well as employed and educated patients. Improving dentist-patient communication is the most useful strategy to improve patients’ satisfaction with their dentures.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2021/0042-84502000030A.pdfdentistsdenture, completetooth, aestheticsmasticationedentulismpatient, satisfactionspeech, production, measurementsurveys and questionnaires
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Chaturvedi Saurabh
Das Gotam
Khan Muhammad Farhan
Suleman Ghazala
Sibghatullah Muhammad
Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients
Vojnosanitetski Pregled
dentists
denture, complete
tooth, aesthetics
mastication
edentulism
patient, satisfaction
speech, production, measurement
surveys and questionnaires
title Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients
title_full Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients
title_fullStr Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients
title_full_unstemmed Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients
title_short Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients
title_sort complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients
topic dentists
denture, complete
tooth, aesthetics
mastication
edentulism
patient, satisfaction
speech, production, measurement
surveys and questionnaires
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