title: Patient satisfaction concerning implant-supported prostheses: an observational study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno César de Vasconcelos
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Gurgel
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Luísa de Barros
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pascoal
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno Luiz Menezes de
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Poliana Medeiros Cunha
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sheyla Christinne Lira
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Montenegro
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli da Costa
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia dos Santos
authors.initials: Pdos S
authors.lastname: Calderon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003779:Denture Design; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult