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The laser therapy conditions and satisfaction of the dental patients

치과내원 환자의 레이저치료 실태 및 만족도

  • Lee, Sun-Mi (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dongnam Health College) ;
  • Park, Ji Eun (Ewha womans university Mokdong Hospital Dental center) ;
  • Kim, Eun Ju (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dongnam Health College)
  • 이선미 (동남보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 박지은 (이대부속 목동병원 치과) ;
  • 김은주 (동남보건대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2012.04.25
  • Accepted : 2012.08.20
  • Published : 2012.08.31

Abstract

Objectives : This study was progressed a research with the aim of using it as basic data necessary for a plan in order to increase qualitatively medical level for patients who feel anxiety about dental treatment, and of offering basic data for improving the whole medical services by grasping conditions and satisfaction level with laser therapy in patients who visited dental clinic. Methods : The statistical analysis was carried out t-test and ANOVA by using SPSS(PASW statistics) 18.0. When there is statistically significant difference in analysis of variance, post-test was carried out by using Duncan multiple range test. Results : In therapy kinds of using laser, gingival treatment was the largest with 37.0%. It was the highest in likely seeming to be not painful with 32.9% as for a decisive factor, which came to receive laser therapy, and in having been enough to endure even if having been slightly tingling as for pain level. Conclusions : This study can be considered to have significance in changing recognition of medical cure by surveying patients satisfaction with using laser as a method for slightly solving elements of fear and anxiety about dental treatment and to have its value as basic data for seeking improvement plan for diverse medical services in the future.

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