Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life Outcome Following Treatment with Implant-Supported Crowns Compared To Traditional Methods

Abstract

Background and Aim: The methods, materials, and technologies used in dental implants are the subject of numerous studies and areas of intense focus, but the dentist's assessment of the treatment frequently falls short of the patient's expectations and level of satisfaction with regard to function, aesthetics, and psychosocial adaptation. A key component of assessing the effectiveness of the treatment is patient satisfaction. Numerous studies that were conducted used questionnaires to get patient opinions about oral function and satisfaction. This study set out to look into how satisfied patients were with their implant therapy.

Material and Methods: The study included one hundred patients who saw the Department of Dentistry Tertiary Care Teaching Institute of India for a year. Each of them had a case sheet made for it. There were two sections to the case sheet. The examiner recorded movement, suppuration, and bleeding when probing the implant-supported prosthesis in the first section of the clinical evaluation. The patient responded to a questionnaire that made up the second section of the case sheet. The questionnaire consisted of five questions: (1) speaking ability; (2) prosthesis appearance; (3) comfort level with implant-supported prosthesis; and (4) overall satisfaction with treatment outcome. A scale of 1 to 5 was used to measure the degree of satisfaction, where 1 meant not at all satisfied, 2 meant not satisfied, 3 meant partially satisfied, 4 meant satisfied, and 5 meant highly satisfied.

Results:Of the sample, 68% expressed satisfaction with the result, 18% expressed moderate satisfaction, and 14% expressed dissatisfaction. There was no discernible correlation found between the degree of pleasure and the other variables, such as age, the quantity of implants, and tooth location. Out of the four patients that exhibited movement, 100% expressed dissatisfaction, in contrast to 11.62% of the non-mobile patients (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: Dental implant therapy satisfies patients' needs when they lose teeth because the majority of patients expressed satisfaction with the current implant-supported prostheses' functionality, appearance, phonation, and general comfort. Additionally, it was noted that the patient's happiness was highly correlated with clinical evaluations such as movement, suppuration, and bleeding on probing.