Patient Satisfaction in Dental Implant Treatment Outcomes

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess patient satisfaction in dental implant treatment outcomes from the Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University. The population was 105 patients who had undergone dental implant treatment. Data were collected by using a dental implant treatment satisfaction questionnaire consisting of 12 questions with Cronbach alpha coefficient equal to 0.92. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics are presented as percentages. The results showed that the patients were satisfied with each question of the questionnaire in descending order as follows: clear speech after the dental implant treatment (96.8±4.3%); recommend the dental implant to others (96.2±5.9%); the dental implant treatment meets the expectations of the patients (94.8±6.1%); want to be treated with the dental implant treatment again if necessary (93.9±6.9%); the dental implant treatment is good for occlusion (93.7±5.7%); satisfied with the efficiency of the dental implant treatment compared to natural teeth (93.0±5.7%); satisfied with the beauty of the dental implant (91.8±6.7%); clean the dental implant like the way they clean the natural teeth (88.9±9.7%); spend the same amount of time to clean the dental implant and natural teeth (88.2±9.7%); satisfied with the cost of dental implant treatment (83.8±10.3%); clean the implants that are very well (81.1±10.5%), and the bleeding in the dental implant area was less than the natural teeth (40.4±10.9%). Overall, patients were satisfied with the dental implant treatment at the percentage of 90.9%±4.8 after treatment. This research has direct benefits to patients in follow-up treatment. If there is a problem with dental implant, the patient will be able to solve the problem quickly. The research is also useful to people interested in dental implants because of the high satisfaction after the treatment.