Comparison of patient satisfaction in complete denture patients with different occlusal schemes

Abstract

Completely edentulous patients seek denture treatment to restore function and esthetics. Among various principles employed for the success of compete dentures, occlusion is one of the most important principle to be taken into consideration. Twenty completely edentulous patient’s (12 males and 8 females) with an average age of 65 years were included in the study. Consequently, patient satisfaction was evaluated with a standard 5 point Likert scale questionnaire, which included subjective parameters such as initial adaptability, post insertion problems, aesthetics, masticatory ability, speech, retention. Patient’s were asked to respond to question given in the questionnaire. Patients were reviewed after 24 hrs, then 3-4 months and yearly their after. Results have shown that patient’s had better intital adaptability with BBO dentures (p