Abstract
The purpose of this study was to verify the validity of the questionnaire that was reorganized from our previous studies7-9) and patients' satisfaction for prosthetic treatment with removable dentures. The groups of 123 FD wearers, 134 APD wearers, and 139 PD wearers were analyzed individually.
The results were as follows:
1. The structure of patients' satisfaction consisted of 5 factors for FD and APD, and 4 factors for PD (Table 1).
2. The items most manifesting “performance factor” or “structure factor” from our studies7-9) provided much information about the factors concerned.
3. The principal components of “dental service factor” were human relations between a patient and a dentist, posttreatment maintenance, and times and duration of treatment.
4. In terms of the relation between content and strength of patients' evaluation, the valid critria for the satisfaction scale were found to be the following 3 grades for each denture group: i.e., “unsatisfied, ”“satisfied, ” and “very satisfied.”
5. It is considered that the structure of patients' satisfaction with denture treatment should be expressed by means of this questionnaire and the analyzing method.
