J Adv Prosthodont.  2014 Oct;6(5):395-405. 10.4047/jap.2014.6.5.395.

A survey of the satisfaction of patients who have undergone implant surgery with and without employing a computer-guided implant surgical template

• Youk SY
• Lee JH
• Park JM
• Heo SJ
• Roh HK
• Park EJ
• Shin IH

• KMID: 2284740
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4047/jap.2014.6.5.395

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study aims to investigate the degree of subjective pain and the satisfaction of patients who have undergone an implant treatment using a computer-guided template.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A survey was conducted for 135 patients who have undergone implant surgery with and without the use of the computer-guided template during the period of 2012 and 2013 in university hospitals, dental hospitals and dental clinics that practiced implant surgery using the computer-guided template. Likert scale and VAS score were used in the survey questions, and the independent t-test and One-Way ANOVA were performed (alpha=.05).
RESULTS
The route that the subjects were introduced to the computer-guided implant surgery using a surgical template was mostly advices by dentists, and the most common reason for which they chose to undergo such surgery was that it was accurate and safe. Most of them gave an answer that they were willing to recommend it to others. The patients who have undergone the computer-guided implant surgery felt less pain during the operation and showed higher satisfaction than those who have undergone conventional implant surgery. Among the patients who have undergone computer-guided implant surgery, those who also had prior experience of surgery without a computer-guided template expressed higher satisfaction with the former (P<.05).
CONCLUSION
In this study, it could be seen that the patients who have undergone computer-guided implant surgery employing a surgical template felt less pain and had higher satisfaction than those with the conventional one, and the dentist's description could provide the confidence about the safety of surgery.

Keyword

Dental implant; Computer-guided template; Patient satisfaction; Pain

MeSH Terms

Dental Clinics
Dental Implants
Dentists
Hospitals, University
Humans
Patient Satisfaction
Dental Implants

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Boxplot showing the relationship between the experience of computer-guided surgery and the degree of pain in VAS score. The patients who chose computer-guided surgery felt less pain than those who had surgery without a computer-guided template.

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  Fig. 2 Boxplot showing the relationship between the experience of computer-guided surgery and the satisfaction in VAS score. The patients who chose computer-guided surgery were more satisfied than those who had surgery without a computer-guided template.

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