Patient satisfaction concerning implant-supported prostheses: an observational study

• Main Authors: Bruno César de Vasconcelos GURGEL (Author), Ana Luísa de Barros PASCOAL (Author), Bruno Luiz Menezes de SOUZA (Author), Poliana Medeiros Cunha DANTAS (Author), Sheyla Christinne Lira MONTENEGRO (Author), Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli da Costa OLIVEIRA (Author), Patrícia dos Santos CALDERON (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1807-3107; 10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2015.vol29.0034
• Keywords: Personal Satisfaction; Dental Implants; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; Dentistry; RK1-715
• Source: Brazilian Oral Research, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2015)

The aim of this observational study was to assess the degree of patient satisfaction toward implant-supported prostheses. A questionnaire was used with two scales (one consisting of detailed adjectival and the other of numerical responses) regarding chewing, esthetics, speaking, comfort and overall satisfaction. The scales were administered to a sample of 147 patients treated with implants and prostheses. The data were submitted to the Kappa statistic and the Chi-square test to analyze the association between dependent and independent variables. High degrees of satisfaction (greater than 91%) were found for all categories evaluated, regardless of gender, age, number of implants or type of prosthesis. "Comfort" was associated significantly with the number of implants (p = 0.038), and "speaking" was associated significantly with the type of prosthesis (p = 0.029). Positive agreement was found between the scales for all categories evaluated, without statistically significant differences regarding respondent preference (p = 0.735). Patients treated with implant-supported prostheses were highly satisfied with the treatment.