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Perceptions of pediatric patients and guardians about prosthetic appliances

  • Viviane Santos da Silva1
  • Roberta Barcelos1,*,
  • Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro de Souza1

1Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.27.1.j572350302861673 Vol.27,Issue 1,September 2002 pp.87-90

Published: 01 September 2002

*Corresponding Author(s): Roberta Barcelos E-mail: robertabps@bol.com.br

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Abstract

Forty patients that received prosthetic appliances as part of dental treatment were interviewed about satisfaction with the apparatus. The opinions of the guardians were also considered. The majority of children had complained about missing teeth, but even a greater percentage expressed satisfaction dur-ing wear of the prosthetic appliance. Among the guardians, only one of them expressed dissatisfaction with the appliance design. Rehabilitation plan should be discussed with children and guardians con-sidering their perceptions and adequate indications for each case.


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Viviane Santos da Silva,Roberta Barcelos,Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro de Souza. Perceptions of pediatric patients and guardians about prosthetic appliances. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2002. 27(1);87-90.

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