Balendra Pratap Singh|Kedar Nath Pradhan|Arvind Tripathi|Reema Tua|Shalini Tripathi
Effect of sociodemographic variables on complete denture satisfaction
King George's Medical University|Sikkim University|Saraswati Dental College and Hospital|King George's Medical University|King George's Medical University
objective study evaluate effect sociodemographic factors quality satisfaction towards denture treatmentone hundred subjects filling inclusion criteria wearing denture least two months enrolled divided five groups basis sociodemographic variables age gender literacy level socioeconomic marital status questionnaires consisting 38 questions positive negative attitude towards denture satisfaction related patients perception clinical outcome different domains mastication appearance speech comfort health denture care social status scored subjects questions reflecting positive attitude scored 2 1 0 yes uncertain respectively reversely negative questions statistical analysis done using statistical package social sciences 05level denture satisfaction higher age subgroup belonging 45 65 years age relation comfort health denture care female male showed significant priority denture treatment esthetic function respectively level satisfaction statistically significant literacy level upper high income group showed significantly higher level satisfaction case social status married group showed significantly higher satisfaction level comfortpatients sociodemographic variables influential factors denture satisfaction