Abstract
Objective: Patient’s satisfaction with prosthodontic treatment is affected by many factors. Success of removable denture treatment can be measured using an index to evaluate patients’ perceptions of their treatment and their oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). To analyze the relationship between patient satisfaction using Turker’s patient’s perceptions questionnaire and the OHRQoL of removable denture wearers.Methods: One-hundred and forty removable denture wearers (complete dentures, single complete dentures, and removable partial dentures) participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants were interviewed using a validated Turker’s patient’s perceptions questionnaire in Indonesia and an OHRQoL questionnaire.Results: There was a significant relationship between patient’s satisfaction and OHRQoL (p=0.000). Multivariate analysis showed that the duration of using removable dentures had a significant effect on patient’s satisfaction using Turker’s patient’s perceptions questionnaire. The experience of using removable dentures showed a significant effect on OHRQoL.Conclusion: There was a relationship between patient’s satisfaction and their OHRQoL. The duration of using removable dentures affected patient’s satisfaction and the experience of using removable dentures affected OHRQoL.
Highlights
The proportion of elderly people in the population increases from year to year and is expected to grow to 1.5 billion by 2050 worldwide [1]
The most common treatment plan for tooth loss in patients is the fabrication of removable dentures, either complete dentures or removable partial dentures
All data were analyzed using a Chi-square test to find a correlation between the sociodemographic factors, the experience of using removable dentures, duration of removable denture usage, type of removable denture, number of teeth lost, and regions of tooth loss with patient satisfaction using Turker’s patient’s perceptions questionnaire and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL)
Summary
The proportion of elderly people in the population increases from year to year and is expected to grow to 1.5 billion by 2050 worldwide [1]. In Indonesia, the number of elderly reached 20.24 million, equivalent to 8.03% of the total population of Indonesia in 2014, and is expected to continue to increase [2]. Partial or complete loss of teeth may result from physiological or pathological factors [5]. The most common treatment plan for tooth loss in patients is the fabrication of removable dentures, either complete dentures or removable partial dentures. Complete dentures or removable partial dentures can restore the functions of mastication, speech, and esthetics [5]. As written in the journal by Oh, stated that the cost of treatment is one of the factors influencing a patient’s choice of the type of denture he/she wants [9]
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