What do patients expect from treatment with Dental Implants? Perceptions, expectations and misconceptions: a multicenter study

• Published in: Clinical oral implants research Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 261 - 271
• Main Authors: Yao, Jie, Li, Ming, Tang, Hua, Wang, Peng‐Lai, Zhao, Yu‐Xiao, McGrath, Colman, Mattheos, Nikos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Absorption cross sections; Adult; Aged; Attitude to Health; China; Complications; Consultation; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental Implants; Dental prosthetics; Dental restorative materials; Dentists; Education; Female; Graduate studies; Humans; Instrumentation industry; Male; Middle Aged; patiens' expectations; patient education; Patients; Perceptions; Studies; Surgical implants; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teeth; Therapy; Transplants & implants; Young Adult; patiens' expectations; patient education; Dental Implants

Objective While research in terms of patient‐centered care in implant therapy is growing, few studies have investigated patients' initial perceptions prior to consultation with the implant dentist. The aim of this cross‐sectional study was to capture patients' initial information level, pe...