Improper treatment of edentulism using conventional removable prostheses may leads to patient’s dissatisfaction. Thus, assessment of rehabilitation treatments must consider patient’s opinions as a variable of treatment success. The aim of this study was to compare the satisfaction of edentulous patients treated with implant-supported overdentures and fixed prostheses and to assess the technical condition of these treatments in terms of patient satisfaction.
Methods:
In current study, 40 patients (20 men and 20 women with mean age of 60 ± 5 years) were treated with lower arch implant-supported overdentures (removable) or fixed prosthesis, installed at least one years before were selected for this study. Patient satisfaction was assessed using the OHIP-EDENT questionnaire. After the patient had answered the questionnaire, one examiner assessed the technical condition of each individual. The results of research were analyzed in SPSS software using student’s t-test for parametrically distributed variables and the chi-squared test for category variables.
Results:
According to data from statistical analyses, we found that no statistically significant differences were observed for age, sex, and period which prostheses had been worn. The mean OHIP-EDENT score for the overdenture group was 1.13 (± 1.41) while that for the fixed prosthesis group was 2.13 (± 1.94). The difference was not statistically significant. In both groups, no significant difference was observed between patients who did not report complaints and those who reported one or more complaint on the OHIP-EDENT scale.
Conclusions:
In this study, patients treated with overdentures and fixed prostheses were satisfied with their rehabilitation, and no significant difference between patients who did not report complaints and those who reported one or more complaints on the OHIP-EDENT scale, with regard to the technical condition of prosthesis.