Assessment Of Satisfactory Levels among Female Complete Denture Patients

Complete dentures are important in order to improve mastication, aesthetic appearance and phonetics in completely edentulous patients. The feedback and follow up of patients is important. This helps us to correct minor problems and complications faced by the denture wearers. Ill fitting or uncomfortable dentures may have adverse effects on the soft tissues and hence the oral health of the patient. Patient satisfaction is required to assess the quality of treatment. The aim of the study was to assess the satisfaction levels among female complete denture patients who visited Saveetha Dental College. A survey was conducted among 50 patients who had received complete dentures from Saveetha Dental College, from the time period of June 2019 to March 2020. A number of questions on the levels of satisfaction was asked. Patient records were reviewed and 50 complete denture female patients between the age of 45-55 were selected. Descriptive statistics, cross tabulation and chi-square test were done by SPSS IBM software 20.0. There was no association between age and overall satisfaction (p>0.05). Most patients were satisfied with their appearance and overall. Within the limits of the study satisfaction among female complete denture patients was assessed. While most of them were satisfied with their appearance and overall satisfaction, dissatisfaction was present among most patients in the categories of chewing, retention, stability and ability to speak.