OBJECTIVES/AIMS: Based on the consensus statements of McGill and York, overdentures are an excellent solution for the rehabilitation of edentulous patients, providing comfort and restoring masticatory function and aesthetics.The main objective of this study was to determine the degree of patient satisfaction with overdentures.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire was administered using the visual analogue scale (VAS) method and yes/no and multiple–choice questions. The sample was collected in 4 clinics in northern Portugal and included 95 participants of both genders. The results were statistically analyzed using SPSS^® (t–test and ANOVA).

RESULTS: Regarding the degree of satisfaction (scored 1 to 10) in the use of an overdenture, the responses were very clear; 73 of 95 patients rated their experience in the top three grades as follows: 19 patients rated their experience at grade 8 (20%), 29 patients rated it at grade 9 (31%), and 25 patients rated it as grade 10 (26%).

CONCLUSION: Analysis of the results leads us to conclude that the degree of patient satisfaction with overdentures is quite high and that factors such as gender, type of overdenture retention and degree of satisfaction with previous use of a conventional denture positively affect the degree of patient satisfaction.