Evaluation of subjective satisfaction of dental implant patients

Abstract

ObjectivesThe goal of this study was to estimate the overall satisfaction level of dental implant patients and further evaluate factors influencing satisfaction.Materials and MethodsSelf-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.ResultsThe 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).ConclusionThe subjective satisfaction of patients was influenced by various factors, especially complication-related factors.

Oral health related quality-of-life outcomes of partially edentulous patients treated with implant-supported single crowns or fixed partial dentures

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Impact of Anxiety on the Satisfaction of Dental Implant Patients

“…The patients were asked to complete the questionnaire in the waiting area. 33 The questionnaire focused on patient satisfaction levels with implant treatment, overall satisfaction with dental implant treatment; satisfaction with functional, esthetic and phonetic outcomes; doctors' performance and communication; and improvements in social life, psychology and selfconfidence. The questionnaire covered a wide range of patient feelings and aimed to identify the precise nature of the dissatisfaction.…”

Dexmedetomidine Analgesia Effects in Patients Undergoing Dental Implant Surgery and Its Impact on Postoperative Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress

“…This usually results in tissue ischemia [ 3 ] and acute inflammation [ 4 , 5 ] with concomitant increase in oxidative stress. Mild, even severe pain following implant surgery is extremely to be expected [ 6 ]. Implant surgery causes tissue injury, resulting in pain hypersensitivity, as a result of peripheral sensitization (sensitization of primary sensory neurons) [ 7 , 8 ] and central sensitization (sensitization of spinal cord and brain neurons) [ 9 – 11 ].…”