Patients' expectations and satisfaction of complete denture therapy and correlation with locus of control

Summary  Considering the importance of patients’ satisfaction with complete denture therapy and the influence of psychosocial aspects and expectations regarding satisfaction with their dentures, the present study aimed to test for a correlation between locus of control profiles and expectations befo...

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Published in:Journal of oral rehabilitation 2009-09, Vol.36 (9), p.682-686
Main Authors: BELLINI, D., DOS SANTOS, M. B. F., DE PAULA PRISCO DA CUNHA, V., MARCHINI, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Chi-Square Distribution
complete dentures
Dentistry
Denture, Complete - psychology
Esthetics, Dental
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
locus of control
Male
Middle Aged
patient expectations
Patient Satisfaction
Quality of Health Care
Quality of Life - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Summary  Considering the importance of patients’ satisfaction with complete denture therapy and the influence of psychosocial aspects and expectations regarding satisfaction with their dentures, the present study aimed to test for a correlation between locus of control profiles and expectations before and satisfaction after complete denture therapy. Sixty‐four patients rated their expectations for aesthetic and functional results of complete denture therapy on a 10‐cm visual analogue scale (VAS), using scores from 0 (worst results) to 10 (best results). A similar questionnaire was used regarding satisfaction after final denture adjustments. Patients also answered a locus of control questionnaire in the initial interview. anova and a chi‐squared test were used to test for correlations among ratings, patient gender and locus of control profiles. The significance level adopted was 0·05. The expectation ratings before treatment were significantly lower than the post‐treatment completion ratings, both for aesthetics (P 
ISSN:0305-182X
1365-2842
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.01967.x