Quality of life and satisfaction of patients wearing implant-supported fixed partial denture: a cross-sectional survey of patients from Araçatuba city, Brazil.

OBJECTIVES

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life and satisfaction of patients wearing implant-supported fixed partial dentures.

MATERIALS & METHODS: A total of 106 patients were selected and submitted to clinical examination and collection of the demographic data for evaluation of the implant-supported fixed dentures conditions. All participants agreed to answer to the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-EDENT) questionnaire and another questionnaire about satisfaction with the implant-supported prostheses. The patients were classified into the following three groups for statistical analysis: patients wearing splinted implant-supported prosthesis (E), patients wearing single implant-supported prosthesis (U), and patients wearing single implant-supported prosthesis associated with splinted prosthesis (E + U). Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the answers between the groups, and a logistic regression model was measured to verify the relation between variables of the patients and the questionaries' items.

RESULTS

There were significant differences among groups (P = 0.006) for discomfort during surgery itself of the satisfaction questionnaire. The marital status, groups, and hygiene condition were significant mainly for physical pain item.

CONCLUSIONS

It was concluded that the patients presented high level of satisfaction and quality of life for the most of the items evaluated as well as the groups showed similar results.