Complete denture parameters reflecting the satisfaction of dentists and patients

Abstract

Background/aim: Patients' expectations with regards to their complete dentures are usually high. It is quite challenging to meet a patient's criteria of denture satisfaction. With older age, patients expect even higher satisfaction levels, making it very difficult to convince them to adapt to their artificial dentures. It is still debatable to comprehend the patient's dissatisfaction levels despite complete diagnosis and treatment planning before the provision of complete dentures. Moreover, it also becomes a challenging task when the patient's expectation exceeds the patient's satisfaction regardless of denture quality. The aim of this study was to determine the difference in the denture satisfaction levels between the dentist and complete denture wearers. Materials and method:There were 134 completely edentulous participants, aged between 48 and 65 years. Data were recorded through a validated questionnaire having a Cronbach α validity of 85%. Sociodemographic data, patient's priority, dentist satisfaction, and patient satisfaction with the dentures were recorded and rated on a Likert scale (1 to 5).Spearman's correlation was applied to measure similarity between the dentist and patient satisfaction score. Results:The correlation between occlusion and the patient's comfort was moderately strong (p<0.05). The correlations between quality of denture, extension, and patient's aesthetics, mastication, phonetics, and comfort were weakly positive (p<0.05). A weakly positive correlation was also found between denture extension and patient's aesthetic, mastication, and phonetics (p<0.05). A very weak positive correlation was found between occlusion and patient's aesthetics (p<0.05), whereas weak positive correlations were found between occlusion and the patient's mastication and phonetics. Conclusion:A positive correlation existed between the quality of the denture, vertical relation, and occlusion with the patient's aesthetics, mastication, phonetics, and comfort. A positive association existed between the older-age patients and the dentist and patient satisfaction.

Clinical outcomes of incorporating neutral zone and CAD/CAM technology into complete denture workflow (Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial)

“…11,12 A clinical study was conducted to evaluate the patient's priority in the fabrication of complete dentures and the denture satisfaction factors from both the dentist and patient perspectives, although the majority of patients were concerned about better chewing function, congruence between dentist and patient satisfaction scores was evident. 13 Clinical evidence is lacking on whether dentures fabricated by computeraided-design/ computer-aidedmanufacturing along with incorporating the neutral-zone impression technique in the digital workflow can afford superior clinical outcomes when compared with those fabricated conventionally, particularly in patients suffering from ridge resorption. Thus, the current work aims at comparing and correlating the patient and dentistreported outcomes and testing the retention force for; milled neutral-zone and conventional heat-polymerized dentures restoring patients with advanced ridge resorption.…”