A survey based evaluation and assessment of satisfaction and continuance of patients wearing fixed partial dentures

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A survey based evaluation and assessment of satisfaction and continuance of patients wearing fixed partial dentures

Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Research - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 8

Abstract

Background: Satisfaction is an imperative component in assessing the achievement rate of a treatment. Fixed partial denture (FPD) is characterized as a partial denture that is cemented to natural teeth or roots which furnish primary support to the prosthesis. These are done in patients who are not ready to keep up removable dentures. The points of this review contemplate were to assess tolerant fulfillment with fixed partial dentures (FPDs) 5 years following position. Materials and Methods: Seventy patients with FPDs who have been treated 5 years beforehand and those took an interest in the examination. The poll comprised of explanations on patients' subjective impression of treatment with FPDs. Patients' impression of clinical result aesthetics, masticatory productivity, speech, and comfort of the FPD. Result: There were 82% of FPDs that were 3-4 units in outline and 47% included anterior teeth. The 5-year survival of the FPDs was 93.7%. Tolerant fulfillment with the useful parts of the FPDs was by and large high; 93% were certainly or to some degree happy with the aesthetic appearance, 91% with biting solace (chewing comfort), and 99% with the capacity to talk regularly. 87% observed the expenses to be unquestionably or to some degree sensible. Conclusion: More than 90% of patients were happy with having missing teeth supplanted with FPDs from functional and aesthetic perspective. Expenses were thought to be sensible by the larger part of patients and most would experience a similar treatment again and furthermore prescribe the treatment to others. Just about portion of patients utilized some type of interdental cleaning and most were uninformed of the centrality of bleeding around the gingiva of natural teeth and FPDs.

Authors and Affiliations

Ravishek Kumar Singh

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