Patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy
Background/Aim. Difficulties in the acceptance of dentures are multifactorial including psychosocial ones. It is questionable whether the patients’ satisfaction depends only on the complete denture therapy characteristics. The aim of the study was to evaluated patients’ expectation and sati...
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2015-01-01
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| description | Background/Aim. Difficulties in the acceptance of dentures are multifactorial
including psychosocial ones. It is questionable whether the patients’
satisfaction depends only on the complete denture therapy characteristics.
The aim of the study was to evaluated patients’ expectation and satisfaction
with complete dentures before and after the treatment concerning phonetics,
chewing, comfort of use and aesthetics. Methods. Forty complete edentulous
patients rated their expectation before and satisfaction after the treatment
based on a questionnaire scores. Patient-related variables regarding age,
gender and previous experience (whether worn complete denture or not) were
also recorded. Results. Patients’ rating for expectations were higher than
the satisfaction after treatment regarding phonetics, chewing, comfort of use
and aesthetics. A negative significant correlation was shown between the
items before and after the treatment rating for phonetics, chewing, comfort
of use and aesthetics. No statistical correlation was found between all the
evaluated aspects’ (i.e. phonetics, chewing, comfort of use and aesthetics)
of expectation and satisfaction, and age, gender, and previous experience
except a weak negative correlation noticed between age and comfort of denture
use. Conclusion. Patients’ expectations ratings significantly exceeded their
satisfactions. Expectations and satisfaction ratings were irrespective of
gender and patients previous experience. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dcc46d10173f4e3187e0af5320103a082025-08-20T02:04:20ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502015-01-0172649549810.2298/VSP140229002Z0042-84501500002ZPatients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapyZou Yun0Zhan Desong1China Medical University, School of Stomatology, Department of Cadres Clinic, Shenyang, ChinaChina Medical University, School of Stomatology, Department of Materials, Shenyang, ChinaBackground/Aim. Difficulties in the acceptance of dentures are multifactorial including psychosocial ones. It is questionable whether the patients’ satisfaction depends only on the complete denture therapy characteristics. The aim of the study was to evaluated patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete dentures before and after the treatment concerning phonetics, chewing, comfort of use and aesthetics. Methods. Forty complete edentulous patients rated their expectation before and satisfaction after the treatment based on a questionnaire scores. Patient-related variables regarding age, gender and previous experience (whether worn complete denture or not) were also recorded. Results. Patients’ rating for expectations were higher than the satisfaction after treatment regarding phonetics, chewing, comfort of use and aesthetics. A negative significant correlation was shown between the items before and after the treatment rating for phonetics, chewing, comfort of use and aesthetics. No statistical correlation was found between all the evaluated aspects’ (i.e. phonetics, chewing, comfort of use and aesthetics) of expectation and satisfaction, and age, gender, and previous experience except a weak negative correlation noticed between age and comfort of denture use. Conclusion. Patients’ expectations ratings significantly exceeded their satisfactions. Expectations and satisfaction ratings were irrespective of gender and patients previous experience.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501500002Z.pdfdenture, completepatient satisfactionquestionnairesmasticationspeech production measurementesthetic, dental |
| spellingShingle | Zou Yun Zhan Desong Patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy Vojnosanitetski Pregled denture, complete patient satisfaction questionnaires mastication speech production measurement esthetic, dental |
| title | Patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy |
| title_full | Patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy |
| title_fullStr | Patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy |
| title_short | Patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy |
| title_sort | patients expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy |
| topic | denture, complete patient satisfaction questionnaires mastication speech production measurement esthetic, dental |
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