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Psychological characteristics of dissatisfied denture patients
Author(s) -
Moltzer Gerold,
Meulen Mary J.,
Verheij Hans
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00813.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry
A field study was conducted to investigate the psychological characteristics of dissatisfied denture patients using validated personality inventories. In the present study dissatisfied denture patients are patients that keep complaining about their dentures and are referred to a psychologist because it was suspected that their complaints may also be due to psychological factors. The results show that these patients feel more inhibited in their social contacts and more often have the opinion that wearing dentures is unacceptable. Also these patients are high on neuroticism, less social adequate, more rigid, have less self‐esteem and are more externally oriented.