Detecting and treating occlusal caries lesions: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 272-280

  Schwendicke, F ^a   Stolpe, M ^b   Meyer Lueckel, H ^c   Paris, S ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KIEL INSTITUTE FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

dental caries; fluorescence; health economics; Markov process; prevalence; radiography

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT;

CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMICS; ENAMEL; EUROPE; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LASER; LIFE TABLE; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EUROPE; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LASERS; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MOLAR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84921333823     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034514561260     Document Type: Review

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