Patient’s Satisfaction with the Use of Fixed Partial Denture

ABSTRACT

The dental literature quotes around 7000 articles related to fixed partial dentures. However, only some of them are associated with patients’ perceptions of outcomes and their satisfaction level with FPD treatment. The present study was conducted with the aim to evaluate the patient satisfaction using fixed partial denture. Methods: Questions regarding masticatory efficiency, esthetics, speech, the comfort and the maintenance of oral hygiene and the ease of cleaning were noted. All the data thus obtained was arranged in a tabulated form and analyzed using SPSS software. Data was expressed as percentage of the total value. Results: The present study enrolled 200 subjects with the mean age of 37.72+/-4.89 years. There were 128 (64%) subjects who were wearing FPD for 0-3 years, 34 subjects (17%) wore FPD for 4-7 years and there were 38 subjects who were wearing FPD for more than 10 years. There were 0.25% subjects who were not satisfied with the mastication and comfort and esthetic and maintenance respectively. Conclusion: The results of the present study illustrated that the fixed partial prosthesis are very satisfying amongst the patients.