Kovac Zoran, Troskot Zoran, Uhac Ivone, Cabov Tomislav, Lajnert Vlatka, Pavicić Daniela Kovacević, Filipović-Zore Irina, Tariba Petra
Rijeka University, School of Medicine, Department of Prosthodontics, Rijeka, Croatia.
Coll Antropol. 2012 Sep;36(3):791-4.
The aim of the study was to investigate different factors that affect the level of patient's general satisfaction with maxillary and mandibular complete dentures (CDs) using a multivariate analysis. A total of 100 CD wearers participated in this study. There were 46 men (37-77 years old; mean age 62.6 +/- 9.2) and 54 women (34-77 years old; mean age 60.9 +/- 9.3). In the questionnaire the patients answered the questions regarding gender, age, number of previous CDs worn, the present dentures' age and denture-wearing habits. Participants rated the level of their satisfaction with the esthetics, retention, speech, mastication, sense of taste, comfort and general satisfaction with their CDs. More than 70% of the examined patients claimed all the examined variables to be the best-score category. Of the 9 factors examined, satisfaction with the mastication and esthetics, denture-wearing habits and satisfaction with retention in the maxilla explained the variability of the patients's general satisfaction with their CDs by 72%. Satisfaction with the mastication, denture-wearing habits and satisfaction with speech and comfort in mandible explained the variability of the patients's general satisfaction with their CDs by 79%. These findings suggest that the general patient satisfaction with maxillary CDs is related more to the mastication and retention abilities, as well as with esthetics and denture-wearing habits, while in the mandible CDs is related to mastication and speaking abilities, denture-wearing habits and comfort of wearing.
本研究的目的是通过多变量分析调查影响患者对上颌和下颌全口义齿（CDs）总体满意度的不同因素。共有100名CD佩戴者参与了本研究。其中男性46名（年龄37 - 77岁；平均年龄62.6±9.2岁），女性54名（年龄34 - 77岁；平均年龄60.9±9.3岁）。在问卷中，患者回答了有关性别、年龄、之前佩戴CDs的数量、当前义齿的使用年限以及义齿佩戴习惯的问题。参与者对他们对CDs的美观性、固位性、语音、咀嚼、味觉、舒适度以及总体满意度进行了评分。超过70%的受检患者称所有受检变量均为最佳评分类别。在检查的9个因素中，对上颌义齿咀嚼和美观的满意度、义齿佩戴习惯以及对上颌固位的满意度解释了患者对CDs总体满意度变化的72%。对下颌义齿咀嚼、义齿佩戴习惯以及对语音和舒适度的满意度解释了患者对CDs总体满意度变化的79%。这些发现表明，患者对上颌CDs的总体满意度更多地与咀嚼和固位能力以及美观性和义齿佩戴习惯有关，而下颌CDs则与咀嚼和说话能力、义齿佩戴习惯以及佩戴舒适度有关。
