What do XXXX expect from complete dentures?

@entity1 @entity2048 @entity158 @entity580
OBJECTIVES: An investigation was undertaken with the aim of determining whether @entity1 wearing complete dentures in @entity580 ( @entity580 ) and dental practice (DP) had different expectations from their dentures, together with their requirements for information about denture construction and oral and denture care. METHODS: A total of 214 edentulous @entity1 , with a mean age of 69 years, from DP (125) and @entity580 (89) participated in the questionnaire-based study. A valid questionnaire (P-DEQ) was constructed which demonstrated good test-retest reliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.86). The P-DEQ sought to determine how @entity1 responded to a series of questions related to what dentists are urged to achieve with complete dentures. The questions covered not only what might be termed "normative" expectations but also @entity1 ' perceived needs for further information about the stages of prosthodontic treatment and oral or denture care. RESULTS: Significant differences (p< or =0.001) emerged between the two groups; 82% of the @entity580 group thought it essential that their dentures caused no @entity158 compared with 59% of the DP group; for " @entity2048 " ( @entity580 87%; DP 65%), and "good bite" ( @entity580 82%; DP 55%). No significant differences emerged for the other parameters investigated, but both groups had high expectations for ease of chewing, speech, and good appearance. Differences (p<0.05) between the groups also emerged with respect to the demand for more information regarding the stages involved in denture construction ( @entity580 57%, DP 76%) and how to care for dentures ( @entity580 75%, DP 89%). Large proportions of @entity1 from both groups would prefer to have more information about the selection of teeth (71% @entity580 , 72% DP), and how to care for their mouths (84% @entity580 , 86% DP), but there were no differences between the groups in these parameters. CONCLUSIONS: Most @entity1 expectations appear to equate with the normative view expressed in standard prosthodontic texts. However, expectations may differ not only between individuals but also between @entity1 groups managed in teaching hospital and DP settings. Edentulous @entity1 also need information regarding the stages involved in denture construction and how to care for their mouths and dentures. This may have implications for the management of edentulous @entity1 in DP and @entity580 .
