Patients' Expectations Before and Evaluation After Dental Implant Therapy

Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:56:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Background: Patients' expectations may influence their satisfaction with implant treatment, but there is a paucity of reports comparing patient expectations and their posttreatment satisfaction. Purpose: The aim was to compare patients' expectations before with their satisfaction regarding function and esthetics after dental implant therapy. Materials and Methods: Fifty volunteers (49 years +/- 11.45) answered a questionnaire about influencing variables and underwent an initial examination followed by implant therapy. Their expectations regarding esthetics and function were verified on a visual analogue scale (VAS) before treatment. The VAS was also used for posttreatment completion rating. Results: The average ratings for esthetic and functional expectations were 5.0 +/- 2.6 and 5.0 +/- 3.0; the posttreatment completion ratings were 9.1 +/- 1.1 and 9.0 +/- 1.7, respectively. The posttreatment completion ratings significantly exceeded expectations (p < .001, Wilcoxon test). Positive correlations were found between expectations and posttreatment completion ratings for esthetics (Spearman's rho = 0.496, p < .001) and function (Spearman's rho = 0.706, p < .001). An inverse correlation was found between age and functional expectations (Spearman's rho = -0.313, p = .027). Conclusions: Patients' posttreatment completion ratings significantly exceeded their initial expectations. Expectations and posttreatment completion ratings were irrespective of smoking habits, location in the jaw, sex, or educational level.[Baracat, Lilian Fernandes; Teixeira, Amanda Marques; Prisco da Cunha, Vicente de Paula; Marchini, Leonardo] Univ Vale do Paraiba, Sch Dent, Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP, Brazil[Fernandes dos Santos, Mateus Bertolini] Univ Estadual Campinas, Piracicaba Sch Dent, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil[Prisco da Cunha, Vicente de Paula; Marchini, Leonardo] Universidade de Taubaté (Unitau), Sch Dent[Marchini, Leonardo] State Univ Sao Paulo UNESP, Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP, Brazi