Tomruk, Ceyda Özçakır Yeditepe Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Özkurt, Zeynep Yeditepe Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Protetik Diş Tedavisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Şençift, Kemal Yeditepe Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Kazazoğlu, Ender Yeditepe Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Protetik Diş Tedavisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye

Comparison of patients’ satisfaction with implant-retained overdentures and conventional complete dentures

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Objectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate satisfaction of patients used implantretained overdentures and conventional complete dentures, and to investigate the effect of sociodemographic properties on satisfaction. Materials and Methods: Forty two patients, 27 female and 15 male, used implant-retained overdentures and conventional complete dentures were included in this study, who attended to University of Yeditepe, Faculty of Dentistry in 2011. A questionnaire was prepared and distrubuted to evaluate the patient satisfaction levels about their dentures and sociodemographic properties such as age, gender, education, marital and income status. The answers were asked to give as not satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied. Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact Chi-square test were used to analyze the quantitative data. An alpha level of 0.05 was used for all statistical analyses. Results: The mean age of the 42 patients (64.3% female, 35.7% male) was 62.26. It was observed that patients with higher educational level prefered implant-retained overdentures, compared to conventional complete dentures. In the conventional complete denture group, higher numbers of patients were very satisfied with the cleanability compared to implant-retained overdenture group. (p=0.039). There was no statistically significant differences between implant-retained overdentures and conventional complete denture groups with regard to satisfaction level of esthetic, chewing, speech, retention and comfort. Anahtar Kelimeler: Klasik tam protez, implant destekli overdenture, memnuniyet.

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Conventional complete dentures , implant , retained overdentures , satisfaction

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal

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