Avalia??o da Satisfa??o do Paciente com o Uso de Prótese Parcial Removível

摘要

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess patient's satisfaction with retention, aesthetics, chewing, speech and comfort of wearing removable partial denture. Also, the aim of this study is to assess the influence of factors, such as previous wearing of denture, age, gender, marital status, level of education, presence of chronic disease and smoking habits on patient's satisfaction with therapy. Method: Study was done at Clinic and Department of Removable Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine in Sarajevo. In study were involved 75 patients who have removable partial denture. They filled out questionnaire with personal data about wearing of the denture, age, gender, marital status, level of education , presence of chronic disease, smoking habits and they graded some aspects of wearing denture with grade from 1 to 5. Results: The highest average grade is given for speech with upper removable denture(4.73), and the lowest was for chewing with both dentures (3.97). Considering the chewing with partial dentures, women were more satisfied then men. Conclusion: Patients are mostly satisfied with their dentures, which are judged as satisfactory by dentist. There is difference between patients of different gender in a level of satisfaction with their dentures in chewing.