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Acta Odontol Scand ; 77(4): 275-281, 2019 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30767592

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To contribute with information on cost-effectiveness of pulp capping and root canal treatment of posterior permanent vital teeth in children and adolescents with pulp exposures due to caries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cost-effectiveness by means of a Markov simulation model was studied in a Scandinavian setting. In a simulated 12-year-old patient, treatment of pulpal exposure of a permanent tooth, either by the initial treatment pulp capping or root canal treatment, was followed for 9 years until the patient was 21. The model was based on outcome data obtained from published literature and cost data based on reference prices. RESULTS: In the simulated case, with the annual failure probalility (AFP) of 0.034 for pulp capping, the total cost for an initial treatment with pulp capping and any anticipated following treatments during the 9 years, was 367 EUR lower than for a root canal treatment as the initial treatment. After an initial treatment with pulp capping 10.4% fewer teeth, compared with initial root canal treatment, were anticipated to be extracted. Pulp capping was thus considered to be the cost-effective alternative. The sensitivity analyses showed that the AFP of a tooth requiring a root canal treatment after an initial pulp capping needed to be 0.2 before root canal treatment may be considered being the cost-effective treatment. CONCLUSIONS: This model analysis indicated initial treatment by pulp capping to be cost-effective compared to root canal treatment in children and adolescents with pulp exposures due to caries.


Subject(s)
Apicoectomy/economics , Dental Caries/economics , Dental Pulp Capping/economics , Dental Pulp Exposure/economics , Root Canal Therapy/economics , Adolescent , Child , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Dental Caries/therapy , Dental Pulp Exposure/therapy , Dentition, Permanent , Female , Health Care Costs , Humans , Root Canal Therapy/methods , Tooth, Nonvital/economics , Treatment Outcome
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N Z Dent J ; 111(2): 58-64, 2015 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26219182

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate treatment protocols and opinions towards direct pulp capping (DPC) amongst New Zealand (NZ) general dental practitioners (GDP) through a Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) study. DESIGN: Mixed-methods approach using qualitative thematic and quantitative analysis. METHODS: An on-line survey containing Likert scale items and open-ended questions was distributed to GDPs on the Dental Council of New Zealand (DCNZ) register (2012) to collect information on practitioner demographics, treatment protocols, continuing professional development (CPD) and philosophies towards DPC. RESULTs: Two hundred and ten GDPs from North and South Islands providing care in main centres and rural areas engaged with the PBRN and participated in the study. Almost all performed DPC treatment although it was not a common procedure. DPC was perceived as 'successful' or 'very successful' by 95% of respondents, mostly for cases of reversible pulpitis. Most provided DPC for patients of all ages but younger patients were perceived to have the best clinical outcomes. Calcium hydroxide and MTA were the most commonly used materials for DPC. MTA was believed to have the best outcome but cost and handling properties were barriers to its use. The majority of respondents had participated in CPD related to vital pulp therapy and regarded this treatment as conservative and providing time and financial benefits compared with more invasive treatment. Clinicians' timeframes for assessing healing were variable, and combined clinical and radiographic findings were considered most useful. CONCLUSION: New Zealand dentists perceive DPC as a successful and conservative treatment in selected cases. The findings have provided insights into engagement of NZ dentists in using research to inform everyday clinical practice through a PBRN study.


Subject(s)
Dental Pulp Capping/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aluminum Compounds/economics , Aluminum Compounds/therapeutic use , Attitude of Health Personnel , Calcium Compounds/economics , Calcium Compounds/therapeutic use , Calcium Hydroxide/therapeutic use , Community-Based Participatory Research , Decision Making , Dental Pulp Capping/economics , Dental Pulp Exposure/therapy , Drug Combinations , Drug Costs , Education, Dental, Continuing , Female , General Practice, Dental , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , New Zealand , Oxides/economics , Oxides/therapeutic use , Practice Patterns, Dentists' , Pulp Capping and Pulpectomy Agents/therapeutic use , Pulpitis/therapy , Qualitative Research , Silicates/economics , Silicates/therapeutic use , Treatment Outcome , Young Adult
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J Endod ; 40(11): 1764-70, 2014 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25218524

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Excavation of deep caries often leads to pulpal exposure even in teeth with sensible, nonsymptomatic pulps. Although direct pulp capping (DPC) aims to maintain pulpal health, it frequently requires follow-up treatments like root canal treatment (RCT), which could have been performed immediately after the exposure, with possibly improved outcomes. We quantified and compared the long-term cost-effectiveness of both strategies. METHODS: A Markov model was constructed following a molar with an occlusally located exposure of a sensible, nonsymptomatic pulp in a 20-year-old male patient over his lifetime. Transition probabilities or hazard functions were estimated based on systematically and nonsystematically assessed literature. Costs were estimated based on German health care, and cost-effectiveness was analyzed using Monte Carlo microsimulations. RESULTS: Despite requiring follow-up treatments significantly earlier, teeth treated by DPC were retained for long periods of time (52 years) at significantly reduced lifetime costs (545 vs 701 Euro) compared with teeth treated by RCT. For teeth with proximal instead of occlusal exposures or teeth in patients >50 years of age, this cost-effectiveness ranking was reversed. Although sensitivity analyses found substantial uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of both strategies, DPC was usually found to be less costly than RCT. CONCLUSIONS: We found both DPC and RCT suitable to treat exposed vital, nonsymptomatic pulps. DPC was more cost-effective in younger patients and for occlusal exposure sites, whereas RCT was more effective in older patients or teeth with proximal exposures. These findings might change depending on the health care system and underlying literature-based probabilities.


Subject(s)
Dental Caries/economics , Dental Pulp Capping/economics , Dental Pulp Exposure/economics , Root Canal Therapy/economics , Age Factors , Apicoectomy/economics , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Crowns/economics , Dental Caries/therapy , Dental Implants/economics , Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported/economics , Dental Pulp Exposure/therapy , Follow-Up Studies , Health Care Costs , Humans , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Markov Chains , Molar/pathology , Monte Carlo Method , Retreatment/economics , Tooth Extraction/economics , Tooth, Nonvital/economics , Tooth, Nonvital/therapy , Treatment Outcome , Uncertainty , Young Adult
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J Dent Educ ; 76(8): 1068-76, 2012 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22855593

ABSTRACT

This article estimates the impact of dental therapists treating children on Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dental clinic finances and productivity. The analysis is based on twelve months of patient visit and financial data from large FQHC dental clinics (multiple delivery sites) in Connecticut and Wisconsin. Assuming dental therapists provide restorative, extraction, and pulpal services and dental hygienists continue to deliver all hygiene services, the maximum reduction in costs is about 6 percent. The limited impact of dental therapists on FQHC dental clinic finances is because 1) dental therapists only account for 17 percent of children services and 2) dentists are responsible for only 25 percent of clinic expenses and cost reductions are related to the difference between dental therapist and dentist wage rates.


Subject(s)
Dental Auxiliaries/organization & administration , Dental Clinics/organization & administration , Efficiency, Organizational , Financial Management/economics , Adult , Child , Community Health Centers/economics , Community Health Centers/organization & administration , Connecticut , Cost Savings , Dental Amalgam/economics , Dental Auxiliaries/economics , Dental Clinics/economics , Dental Hygienists/economics , Dental Hygienists/organization & administration , Dental Pulp Capping/economics , Dental Restoration, Permanent/economics , Fees, Dental , Financial Management/organization & administration , Financing, Personal/economics , Health Services Accessibility/economics , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , Insurance, Dental/economics , Medicaid/economics , Medicaid/organization & administration , Models, Economic , Poverty , Pulpotomy/economics , Salaries and Fringe Benefits/economics , Tooth Extraction/economics , United States , Wisconsin
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J Am Dent Assoc ; 120(2): 183-7, 1990 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2105346

ABSTRACT

A review of the literature shows a significant amount of controversy regarding the success of pulp capping procedures, with the average clinically evaluated pulp capping success being 81%, and 75% when evaluated histologically. This study evaluated the costs and benefits of a pulp cap versus endodontic therapy for a tooth that is to receive a cast restoration, and determined what level of success is needed for pulp capping to be the preferred treatment.


Subject(s)
Decision Support Techniques , Dental Pulp Capping/economics , Root Canal Therapy/economics , Adult , Child , Cost-Benefit Analysis/methods , Dental Pulp Exposure , Dental Restoration, Permanent/methods , Humans
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