Cost-effectiveness analysis was used to evaluate alternative methods of periodontal disease control. The alternatives considered included non-surgical and surgical procedures as well as the use of antimicrobial agents...
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Cost-effectiveness analysis was used to evaluate alternative methods of periodontal disease control. The alternatives considered included non-surgical and surgical procedures as well as the use of antimicrobial agents. Data on costs were obtained from American Dental Association publications of average charges for periodontal services. The concept of quality-adjusted tooth-years (QATYs) was developed to provide an outcome measure which could be compared across treatments. The conclusions of this analysis are as follows: (1) Conservative non-surgical treatments for periodontal disease control not only have costs lower than surgical alternatives, as would be expected, but also maximize expected quality-adjusted tooth-years over a wide range of estimates; (2) antimicrobial therapy used as an adjunct to non-surgical treatment is likely to be both effective and cost-effective; and (3) quality of tooth-years is a critical consideration in the determination of outcome of periodontal treatment. For example, when tooth-years are not adjusted for quality, differences between treatments are diminished, and surgical treatment becomes as good as or better than more conservative treatments for some levels of disease severity-
Many dental patients will not or cannot have conventional periodontal surgery. This arti- cle has suggested that perio- dontal adjunctive therapies, in- cluding local antibiotic therapy and systemic enzyme-inhibiting ...
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Many dental patients will not or cannot have conventional periodontal surgery. This arti- cle has suggested that perio- dontal adjunctive therapies, in- cluding local antibiotic therapy and systemic enzyme-inhibiting drugs, should be combined with frequent SRP to reduce, control or maintain periodontal dis- ease. These procedures are a measurable service to patients and provide an economic stimu- lus for general dentists and their personnel to become more involved with treatment of periodontal disease.
Purpose of investigation The study was undertaken to identify the least costly, most effective and most cost-effective management strategy for asymptomatic, disease free mandibular third molars. Methods and patients A...
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Purpose of investigation The study was undertaken to identify the least costly, most effective and most cost-effective management strategy for asymptomatic, disease free mandibular third molars. Methods and patients A decision tree model of the outcomes of mandibular third molar retention and removal was constructed. Probability data for possible outcomes were obtained from a comprehensive literature review and entered into the decision tree. The cost to the NHS in treating each outcome was calculated. 100 patients attending the oral surgery clinics, University of Wales Dental Hospital rated the effect of each outcome on their own life. The cost and effectiveness data for each outcome were entered into the decision tree and the analyses were conducted by 'folding back' the decision tree based on the probabilities. Main findings Mandibular third molar retention was less costly (pound 170), more effective (69.5 effectiveness units on a 100 point scale) and more cost-effective (pound 2.43 per unit of effectiveness) than removal (pound 226, 63.3 and pound 3.57 respectively). These findings were sensitive to changes in the probability of pericoronitis, periodontal disease and caries. Principal conclusions Mandibular third molar retention is less costly to the NHS, more effective for the patient and more cost-effective to both parties than removal. However, should the likelihood of developing pericoronitis, periodontal disease and caries increase substantially then removal becomes the more cost-effective strategy.
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