Factors Associated With Patient‐Reported Outcomes More Than 5 Years After Dental Implant Therapy: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate patient-reported outcome (PROs) and their associated factors in patients treated with dental implants more than 5 years earlier. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, patients with implants (> 5 years) completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing functional, aesthetic, psychosocial and economic satisfaction. The 17 satisfaction items were condensed by exploratory factor analysis, and a Global Satisfaction Score was derived. Univariable and multivariable linear regression with robust standard errors identified factors associated with satisfaction, complemented by sensitivity and subgroup analyses. Results: A total of 260 patients were included (61.2% female; 91.5% aged > 50 years). Overall satisfaction was high, with 93.1% of patients satisfied or very satisfied. Factor analysis yielded four dimensions (overall satisfaction, psychosocial function, aesthetics, information). In the multivariable model, higher pre-treatment information (β = +6.4, p < 0.001) and the absence of patient-reported peri-implant inflammation (β = -8.2, p < 0.001) were the only factors independently associated with overall satisfaction. Both remained robust across sensitivity analyses. Demographic variables, cost and extent of rehabilitation were not associated with satisfaction. A history of periodontitis was associated with higher aesthetic satisfaction (p = 0.030). Conclusions: Patient satisfaction more than 5 years after implant therapy was high and most strongly associated with patientreported pre-treatment information and the absence of reported complications than with demographic factors. These findings should be interpreted cautiously as the cross-sectional design and retrospective self-reporting preclude causal inference.
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BibTeX
@article{sbalchiero2026factors,
title = {{Factors Associated With Patient‐Reported Outcomes More Than 5 Years After Dental Implant Therapy: A Cross‐Sectional Study}},
author = {Simone Sbalchiero and Grégoire Habay and Pierre‐yves Gegout and Olivier Huck},
journal = {Clinical Oral Implants Research},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1111/clr.70196},
url = {https://univoak.hal.science/hal-05850088v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Factors Associated With Patient‐Reported Outcomes More Than 5 Years After Dental Implant Therapy: A Cross‐Sectional Study
AU - Simone Sbalchiero
AU - Grégoire Habay
AU - Pierre‐yves Gegout
AU - Olivier Huck
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/25
JO - Clinical Oral Implants Research
DO - 10.1111/clr.70196
UR - https://univoak.hal.science/hal-05850088v1
AB - Objectives: To evaluate patient-reported outcome (PROs) and their associated factors in patients treated with dental implants more than 5 years earlier. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, patients with implants (> 5 years) completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing functional, aesthetic, psychosocial and economic satisfaction. The 17 satisfaction items were condensed by exploratory factor analysis, and a Global Satisfaction Score was derived. Univariable and multivariable linear regression with robust standard errors identified factors associated with satisfaction, complemented by sensitivity and subgroup analyses. Results: A total of 260 patients were included (61.2% female; 91.5% aged > 50 years). Overall satisfaction was high, with 93.1% of patients satisfied or very satisfied. Factor analysis yielded four dimensions (overall satisfaction, psychosocial function, aesthetics, information). In the multivariable model, higher pre-treatment information (β = +6.4, p < 0.001) and the absence of patient-reported peri-implant inflammation (β = -8.2, p < 0.001) were the only factors independently associated with overall satisfaction. Both remained robust across sensitivity analyses. Demographic variables, cost and extent of rehabilitation were not associated with satisfaction. A history of periodontitis was associated with higher aesthetic satisfaction (p = 0.030). Conclusions: Patient satisfaction more than 5 years after implant therapy was high and most strongly associated with patientreported pre-treatment information and the absence of reported complications than with demographic factors. These findings should be interpreted cautiously as the cross-sectional design and retrospective self-reporting preclude causal inference.
SN - 0905-7161
SN - 1600-0501
ER -