title: Multivariate analysis of different factors affecting the patient general satisfaction with complete dentures.
abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate different factors that affect the level of patient's general satisfaction with maxillary and mandibular complete dentures (CDs) using a multivariate analysis. A total of 100 CD wearers participated in this study. There were 46 men (37-77 years old; mean age 62.6 +/- 9.2) and 54 women (34-77 years old; mean age 60.9 +/- 9.3). In the questionnaire the patients answered the questions regarding gender, age, number of previous CDs worn, the present dentures' age and denture-wearing habits. Participants rated the level of their satisfaction with the esthetics, retention, speech, mastication, sense of taste, comfort and general satisfaction with their CDs. More than 70% of the examined patients claimed all the examined variables to be the best-score category. Of the 9 factors examined, satisfaction with the mastication and esthetics, denture-wearing habits and satisfaction with retention in the maxilla explained the variability of the patients's general satisfaction with their CDs by 72%. Satisfaction with the mastication, denture-wearing habits and satisfaction with speech and comfort in mandible explained the variability of the patients's general satisfaction with their CDs by 79%. These findings suggest that the general patient satisfaction with maxillary CDs is related more to the mastication and retention abilities, as well as with esthetics and denture-wearing habits, while in the mandible CDs is related to mastication and speaking abilities, denture-wearing habits and comfort of wearing.
authors.affiliation: Rijeka University, School of Medicine, Department of Prosthodontics, Rijeka, Croatia. zoran.kovac@medri.hr
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kovac
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Troskot
authors.forename: Ivone
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uhac
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cabov
authors.forename: Vlatka
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lajnert
authors.forename: Daniela Kovacević
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Pavicić
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Filipović-Zore
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tariba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013060:Speech; D016896:Treatment Outcome