Yulzari, Jean-Claude2023-03-242023-03-2419751975(OCoLC)16116093b14341621https://hdl.handle.net/2144/45823Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, 1975. Prosthetic dentistry.Bibliography included.Success of complete denture construction is usually evaluated by two persons. In the first place the dentist evaluates and approves his own work prior to insertion which in second place is approved and accepted by the patient. In general few opportunities are given to patients to express their feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction. A study was therefore designed to allow patients that received complete denture care to express their complaints and satisfaction in a questionnaire which was sent out by mail to one hundred patients. Another group of ninety patients were approached directly and interviewed personally. Some questions in the questionnaire were broad, others were very specific. The analysis of data was arranged in three categories; age, sex, and satisfaction. The results of this study are essentially in agreement with the few studies performed by other investigators. 81% of the patients claim to be satisfied and men are easier to please than women. From the data it appears that the most difficult group appears to bbe the 60 to 70 years of age group. Although a high percentage of satisfaction was recorded specific questions revealed less optimistic feelings about fit of the dentures, mastication, speech and esthetics. Psychological acceptance of complete dentures is a definite factor associated with successful treatment. Another finding of interest was the fact that only 17% of the test population would advise other people to seek complete denture treatment. The amount of data collected was so enormous that statistical analysis of all possible combinations would require a huge amount of time. The data is still open for analysis however and based on the same questionnaire or modifications thereof a larger population can be investigated to see whether the results are valuable or not.en-USThis work is being made available in OpenBU by permission of its author, and is available for research purposes only. All rights are reserved to the author.Denture, completeThesis/Dissertation