Psychoneurotic status of complete denture wearers and its role on satisfaction with the denture

Author: Al Jadiry, A.M., Al Bazirgan, M., Farhood, I.K.

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ARAB JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 13(1), 43-47.
As with all endeavors to help human being success is not achieved all the time. The same is expected to occur to the individual who wears complete denture, they vary from person to person with regard to their satisfaction. It has been suggested that patients psychological make up play a role on satisfaction with complete denture. The aim of the study is to test the role of psychoneurotic status of the patient on the satisfaction with complete denture wearing. Crown and Crisp Experiential Index (CCEI) was used to assess the psychoneurotic status of 146 Iraqi complete denture wearers. 115 complete denture wearers (73 females and 42 males, aged 35-100 yrs) responded correctly and completely to the questionnaire. Psychoneurotic profile of the sample indicated that the highest mean score was on the scale of obsession, followed by that on depression, and fairly dissatisfied patients scored significantly higher on anxiety and phobic scale. It can be concluded that edentulous status and wearing complete denture affect on psychoneurotic status of the patient and satisfaction with complete denture is affected by psychoneurotic status of the patients.