title: Evaluation of subjective satisfaction of dental implant patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to estimate the overall satisfaction level of dental implant patients and further evaluate factors influencing satisfaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-administered questionnaires were mailed to patients who received dental implant therapy at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (Seongnam, Korea) from October 2003 to April 2005. The main portion of the questionnaire was shared to evaluate the level of satisfaction with implant therapy. The questionnaires contained evaluations of influencing factors, which were classified as pain-related, service-related, and complication-related.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The responses from 93 patients (41 males, 52 females) with a total of 325 implants were included in the analysis, and the mean score for overall satisfaction level with implant therapy was 8.26. Female patients showed higher visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for both pain during (P=0.000) and after implant surgery (P=0.016). Male patients showed more 'negative' values for the reasonability of treatment cost (P=0.008) and the adequacy of the treatment period (P=0.022).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The subjective satisfaction of patients was influenced by various factors, especially complication-related factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Kyun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Section of Dentistry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Yang-Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Pil-Young
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Yun
keywords: Implants; Satisfaction; Subjective