Does the quality of advanced prosthetic dentistry determine patient satisfaction?

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 365-371

  Hakestam, Ulf ^a   Karlsson, Torgny ^b   Söderfeldt, Bj̈rn ^b   Rydén, Olof ^b   Glantz, Per Olof ^b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical follow up study; Multivariate analysis; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; COLOR; DENTURE; FEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASTICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; COLOR; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; FEES, DENTAL; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASTICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031303035     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016359709059201     Document Type: Article

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