title: [Cost-effectiveness analysis of dental implants].
abstract: In this article the cost-effectiveness of dental implants (rootform and transmandibular) is compared with making complete dentures combined with vestibuloplasty and just a set of new dentures. The cost components of labour and technique are analysed at the individual patient level. Effectiveness was measured using a ratio scale. Several assumptions for the long run effectiveness of the treatment options are necessary due to lack of information about this in the literature. Assumptions were made regarding: survival rate, life span of dental implants and complete dentures, costs of aftercare and development of oral health in the long run. The main conclusion is that overdentures on rootform implants are superior to complete dentures combined with preprosthetic surgery or overdentures on a transmandibular implant. The choice between treatment with rootform implants or just a new set of dentures is a more difficult matter.
authors.affiliation: Noordelijk Centrum voor Gezondheidsvraagstukken, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Wijk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bouma
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: van Oort
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van Waas
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van 't Hof
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Rutten
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000191:economics; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000191:economics*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000191:economics; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000191:economics; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower / Q000191:economics*; D003828:Denture, Overlay / Q000191:economics; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials
vernacular_title: Kosten-effectiviteitsanalyse van tandheelkundige implantaten.