Miranda Bárbara Barbério, Dos Santos Mateus Bertolini Fernandes, Marchini Leonardo
School of Dentistry, University of Taubate, Taubate, Brazil.
J Prosthodont. 2014 Oct;23(7):515-20. doi: 10.1111/jopr.12164. Epub 2014 Jun 17.
The aim of this study was to assess patients' perceptions of benefits and risks concerning complete denture therapy. A secondary objective was to assess the influence of clinical and sociodemographic variables on patients' perceptions.
The sample was composed of 104 volunteers who presented themselves for complete denture treatment at a dental school. The average age of the volunteers was 69.2 years (±) 9.3. Patient opinions concerning the benefits of complete denture therapy were recorded using a previously reported questionnaire. The answers were evaluated in three domains: (1) benefits (positive perceptions); (2) risks (negative perceptions); and (3) consequences of no treatment.
The average time of use of the previous dentures was 20 years (SD ±12.9). Risk factors (negative perceptions) received lower scores by the patients, while the consequences of no treatment received higher scores. No association was found among evaluations of the previous dentures and educational level, marital status, and gender; however, patients' evaluation about their previous dentures was significantly different depending on age (p = 0.001) and previous dentures' time of use (p = 0.038).
Patients presented a positive perception of complete denture therapy, and the risk factors (negative perceptions) received the lowest scores. Patient perception regarding complete denture therapy was not influenced by educational level, evaluation of the previous dentures, or marital status.
本研究的目的是评估患者对全口义齿治疗的益处和风险的认知。次要目的是评估临床和社会人口统计学变量对患者认知的影响。
样本由104名在牙科学院接受全口义齿治疗的志愿者组成。志愿者的平均年龄为69.2岁（±9.3岁）。使用先前报道的问卷记录患者对全口义齿治疗益处的看法。答案在三个领域进行评估：（1）益处（积极认知）；（2）风险（消极认知）；（3）不治疗的后果。
先前义齿的平均使用时间为20年（标准差±12.9）。风险因素（消极认知）在患者中得分较低，而不治疗的后果得分较高。在对先前义齿的评估与教育水平、婚姻状况和性别之间未发现关联；然而，患者对先前义齿的评估因年龄（p = 0.001）和先前义齿的使用时间（p = 0.038）而有显著差异。
患者对全口义齿治疗呈现出积极的认知，且风险因素（消极认知）得分最低。患者对全口义齿治疗的认知不受教育水平、对先前义齿的评估或婚姻状况的影响。
