title: Cost-benefit evaluation of dental implants.
abstract: The growing evidence of the efficacy and effectiveness of dental implants calls for economic evaluations to determine the economic efficiency of this technology for different indications. Such studies must be integrated with the clinical evaluations in order to produce the relevant data. In most cases, dental implants will produce a better outcome than the best alternative technology, but this improvement will only come at greater cost. Cost-benefit evaluations of dental implants must therefore address the difficult task of assessing the value of the improvement in oral health.
authors: Linköping University.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Jönsson
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Karlsson
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000191:economics*; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000191:economics*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants