An Analysis of Patient Perceptions and Expectations to Dental Implants: Is There a Significant Effect on Long-Term Satisfaction Levels?

Table 2

Correlations between overall satisfaction of appearance, comfort, and pain levels.

		Overall satisfaction appearance	Overall comfort satisfaction	Pain levels
Overall satisfaction appearance	Pearson correlation			.105
	Sig. (2-tailed)		.001	.165
			181	178
Overall comfort satisfaction	Pearson correlation		1
	Sig. (2-tailed)			.011
			182	179
Pain levels	Pearson correlation			1
	Sig. (2-tailed)		.011
			179	179

is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). A significant relationship exists between the overall satisfaction of appearance and satisfaction with comfort: , , and . In addition, there is a significant relationship between the comfort rating and the pain levels: , , and .