Geiballa Ghada Hassan, Abubakr Neamat Hassan, Ibrahim Yahia Eltayib
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Department of Clinical Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eur J Dent. 2016 Apr-Jun;10(2):250-253. doi: 10.4103/1305-7456.178313.
The aims of this study were to evaluate patient satisfaction with fixed prosthesis following placement and to assess the oral health and oral hygiene practices awareness by survey questionnaire.
One hundred and ninety-two questionnaires were filled by patients wearing fixed prosthesis; the questionnaire included the subjective perception of treatment with fixed prosthesis, patients' perception of clinical outcome, regarding esthetics, masticatory function, speech, and together patient's attitude toward oral hygiene measures.
Results showed that 84% of the patients were satisfied with their fixed prosthesis, while only 46.4% of patients were satisfied with the chewing ability. In concern, with esthetic outcome, 80% of patients showed that they were satisfied with the esthetic. The results showed that a high significantly number of patients did not use any form of interdental aids' to clean their fixed prosthesis (94%). The main reason for not using any dental aids' (91.1%) was a lack of post fixed prosthodontics instructions and not been informed by the dentist.
High percentages of patients were satisfied with their fixed prosthesis. The most important finding of this study was that majority of patients showed a lack of knowledge regarding post fixed prosthodontics instructions and the significance of maintenance of fixed prosthesis using dental aids'. Of particular concern was the majority of dentists did not pay attention to the post treatment instructions concerning the maintenance of fixed prosthesis.
本研究旨在通过调查问卷评估患者在固定义齿修复后对其的满意度，并评估患者的口腔健康状况以及对口腔卫生措施的认知情况。
对192名佩戴固定义齿的患者进行问卷调查；问卷内容包括患者对固定义齿治疗的主观感受、对临床效果的认知，涉及美观、咀嚼功能、言语方面，以及患者对口腔卫生措施的态度。
结果显示，84%的患者对其固定义齿感到满意，而只有46.4%的患者对咀嚼能力感到满意。在美观效果方面，80%的患者表示对美观程度满意。结果表明，大量患者（94%）未使用任何形式的牙间隙清洁辅助工具来清洁其固定义齿。不使用任何牙齿清洁辅助工具的主要原因（91.1%）是缺乏固定修复后的指导说明，且未得到牙医的告知。
高比例患者对其固定义齿感到满意。本研究最重要的发现是，大多数患者对固定修复后的指导说明以及使用牙齿清洁辅助工具维护固定义齿的重要性缺乏了解。特别值得关注的是，大多数牙医未重视关于固定义齿维护的治疗后指导说明。
