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ArticleBMC oral health2026

Patient satisfaction and prosthodontics.

Tong Wah Lim, Arpit Sikri

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Article in BMC oral health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Tong Wah LimDivision of Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. tongwah@hku.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-3506-9388
Arpit SikriBhojia Dental College and Hospital, Baddi, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. arpitsikri@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patient satisfaction is one of the key determinants of success in prosthodontic care. This Collection examines how satisfaction is defined and measured, the roles of technology, communication, expectations, and sociocultural context, and existing knowledge gaps, to guide future research and practice in truly patient-centred prosthodontic care.

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Patient SatisfactionProsthodonticsCommunicationDentist-Patient RelationsHumansPatient-Centered Care

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PMID42265730
PMCPMC13251111

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