OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life and satisfaction of patients wearing implant-supported fixed partial dentures. MATERIALS & METHODS: A total of 106 patients were selected and submitted to clinical examination and collection of the demographic data for evaluation of the implant-supported fixed dentures conditions. All participants agreed to answer to the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-EDENT) questionnaire and another questionnaire about satisfaction with the implant-supported prostheses. The patients were classified into the following three groups for statistical analysis: patients wearing splinted implant-supported prosthesis (E), patients wearing single implant-supported prosthesis (U), and patients wearing single implant-supported prosthesis associated with splinted prosthesis (E + U). Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the answers between the groups, and a logistic regression model was measured to verify the relation between variables of the patients and the questionaries' items. RESULTS: There were significant differences among groups (P = 0.006) for discomfort during surgery itself of the satisfaction questionnaire. The marital status, groups, and hygiene condition were significant mainly for physical pain item. CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that the patients presented high level of satisfaction and quality of life for the most of the items evaluated as well as the groups showed similar results.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life and satisfaction of patients wearing implant-supported fixed partial dentures. MATERIALS & METHODS: A total of 106 patients were selected and submitted to clinical examination and collection of the demographic data for evaluation of the implant-supported fixed dentures conditions. All participants agreed to answer to the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-EDENT) questionnaire and another questionnaire about satisfaction with the implant-supported prostheses. The patients were classified into the following three groups for statistical analysis: patients wearing splinted implant-supported prosthesis (E), patients wearing single implant-supported prosthesis (U), and patients wearing single implant-supported prosthesis associated with splinted prosthesis (E + U). Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the answers between the groups, and a logistic regression model was measured to verify the relation between variables of the patients and the questionaries' items. RESULTS: There were significant differences among groups (P = 0.006) for discomfort during surgery itself of the satisfaction questionnaire. The marital status, groups, and hygiene condition were significant mainly for physical pain item. CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that the patients presented high level of satisfaction and quality of life for the most of the items evaluated as well as the groups showed similar results.
Authors: Cleidiel Aparecido Araujo Lemos; Fellippo Ramos Verri; Joel Ferreira Santiago Junior; Victor Eduardo de Souza Batista; Daniel Takanori Kemmoku; Pedro Yoshito Noritomi; Eduardo Piza Pellizzer Journal: J Healthc Eng Date: 2018-09-03 Impact factor: 2.682