Comparison of patients satisfaction with replacement complete dentures fabricated by copy denture technique versus conventional technique

ABSTRACT

To compare the level of patients satisfaction with replacement complete dentures fabricated by copy denture technique versus conventional technique. This was a Quasi experimental comparative study [Phase 2 trial]. Conducted from May 2005 to May 2006 at the Department of Prosthodontics, AFID, Rawalpindi. First 60 patients seeking replacement complete dentures were registered and divided into two groups. Group -A patients were given dentures fabricated by copy denture technique and Group-B patients were given dentures fabricated by conventional denture fabrication technique. The patients satisfaction level was assessed after 6 weeks of denture insertion with the help of a questionnaire. Questions about appearance, looseness of dentures, ability to chew food, ability to taste foods, speech and comfort of the patients were asked from each of the patients. Each of the questions had three answers [a] Good [b] Fair and [c] Poor. Good was given a scoring rate of 3, fair a scoring rate of 2 and poor a scoring rate of 1. The maximum scoring rate was 18 and minimum was 6. The patients who had a rate of 15 to 18 were categorized as highly satisfied, from 11-14 were categorized as fairly satisfied and from 06 to 10 were categorized as poorly satisfied. In group A, 10 patients [33%] were highly satisfied, 11 patients [36%] were fairly satisfied and 7 patients [23%] were poorly satisfied. Chi-square test was applied for the comparison of satisfaction level of the two groups. Differences in satisfaction scores between the subjects belonging to the two groups were statistically significant. The p value was 0.002. Copy denture technique is a valid, biologically acceptable and cost effective treatment modality