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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in systematic review

From: A systematic review of the quality and scope of economic evaluations in child oral health research

First Author

Title

Year of publication

Country

Type of EE

Condition studied

Measure of effect used

Outcome reporting

Alkhadra, T. [22]

Cost -effectiveness of a pit and fissure sealants program in a school-based setting in Saudi Arabia

2004

Saudi Arabia

CEA

Caries

Caries vs no caries

Clinician

Atkins, C. [23]

Cost-effectiveness of preventing dental caries and full mouth dental reconstructions among Alaska Native children in the Yukon–Kuskokwim delta region of Alaska

2016

USA

CEA

Caries

Number of caries prevented

Clinician

Bergström, E. [24]

Caries and costs: An evaluation of a school-based fluoride varnish programme for adolescents in a Swedish region

2016

Sweden

CMA

Caries

DFT,DFSa,DeSa

Clinician

Bertrand, É. [25]

Cost-effectiveness simulation of a universal publicly funded sealants application program

2011

Canada

CEA

Caries

Number of children without decay on first permanent molars

Clinician

Bhuridej, P. [26]

Four-year cost-utility analyses of sealed and nonsealed first permanent molars in Iowa Medicaid-enrolled children

2007

USA

CUA

Caries

QATY

Clinician

Chi, D. [27]

Cost-Effectiveness of Pit-and-Fissure Sealants on Primary Molars in Medicaid-Enrolled Children

2014

USA

CEA

Caries

Number of teeth restored or extracted

Clinician

Davies, G. [28]

An assessment of the cost effectiveness of a postal toothpaste programme to prevent caries among five-year-old children in the North West of England

2003

UK

CEA

Caries

dmft

Clinician

Frazão, P. [29]

(Cost-effectiveness of conventional and modified supervised toothbrushing in preventing caries in permanent molars among 5-year-old children)

2012

Brazil

CEA

Caries

Incidence density

Clinician

Goldman, A. [30]

Methods and preliminary findings of a cost-effectiveness study of glass-ionomer-based and composite resin sealant materials after 2 yr

2014

China

CEA

Caries

dmft,DMFT

Clinician

Goldman, A. [31]

Cost-effectiveness, in a randomized trial, of glass-ionomer-based and resin sealant materials after 4 yr

2016

China

CEA

Caries

dmft,DMFT

Clinician

Griffin, S. [32]

Comparing the costs of three sealant delivery strategies

2002

USA

CEA

Caries

Annual first permanent molar occlusal surface caries increment

Clinician

Hichens, L. [33]

Cost-effectiveness and patient satisfaction: Hawley and vacuum-formed retainers

2007

UK

CEA

Malocclusion

Little’s irregularity Index and patient satisfaction questionnaire

Child and clinician

Hietasalo, P. [34]

Cost-effectiveness of an experimental caries-control regimen in a 3.4-yr randomized clinical trial among 11–12-yr-old Finnish schoolchildren

2009

Finland

CEA

Caries

DMFS

Clinician

Hirsch, G. [35]

A simulation model for designing effective interventions in early childhood caries

2012

USA

CEA

Caries

DFT

N/A

Holland, T. [36]

The effectiveness and cost of two fluoride program for children

2001

Ireland

CEA

Caries

DMFT

Clinician

Jokela, J. [37]

Economic evaluation of a risk-based caries prevention program in preschool children

2003

Finland

CEA

Caries

Caries developed, time spent on treatment

Clinician

Kaakko, T. [38]

An ABCD program to increase access to dental care for children enrolled in Medicaid in a rural county

2002

USA

CEA

Caries

Rate of utilisation and dmft

Clinician

Koh, R. [39]

Relative cost-effectiveness of home visits and telephone contacts in preventing early childhood caries

2015

Australia

CEA + CUA

Caries

QALYs

N/A

Kowash, M. [40]

Cost-effectiveness of a long-term dental health education program for the prevention of early childhood caries

2006

UK

CEA + CBA

Caries

dmft/s

Clinician

Leskinen, K. [41]

Practice-based study of the cost-effectiveness of fissure sealants in Finland

2008

Finland

CEA

Caries

Surface-specific filling increments of permanent first molars and incisors

Clinician

Marino, R. [42]

Modeling an economic evaluation of a salt fluoridation program in Peru

2011

Peru

CEA

Caries

DMFT

Clinician

Mariño, R. [43]

Cost-effectiveness models for dental caries prevention programmes among Chilean school children

2012

Chile

CEA

Caries

DMFT

Clinician

Mariño, R. [44]

The cost-effectiveness of adding fluorides to milk-products distributed by the National Food Supplement Programme (PNAC) in rural areas of Chile

2007

Chile

CEA

Caries

dmft

Clinician

Morgan, M. [45]

Economic evaluation of a pit and fissure dental sealant and fluoride mouthrinsing program in two nonfluoridated regions of Victoria, Australia

1998

Australia

CEA

Caries

DMFS

Clinician

Neidell, M. [46]

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Dental Sealants versus Fluoride Varnish in a School-Based Setting

2016

USA

CEA

Caries

% caries reduction

Clinician

Ney, J. P. [47]

Economic modeling of sealing primary molars using a “value of information” approach

2014

USA

CEA

Caries

Restorations or extractions averted

Clinician

Oscarson, N. [48]

Cost-effectiveness of different caries preventive measures in a high-risk population of Swedish adolescents

2003

Sweden

CEA

Caries

DMFS

Clinician

Ouyang, W. [49]

Cost -effectiveness analysis of dental sealant using econometric modeling

2009

USA

CEA

Caries

Presence of caries

Clinician

Petrén, S. [50]

Early correction of posterior crossbite-a cost-minimization analysis

2013

Sweden

CMA

Malocclusion

Success rate of crossbite correction and degree of maxillary expansion in mm

Clinician

Pukallus, M. [51]

Cost-effectiveness of a telephone-delivered education programme to prevent early childhood caries in a disadvantaged area: a cohort study

2013

Australia

CEA

Caries

Number of carious teeth

Clinician

Quiñonez, R. [52]

Assessing cost-effectiveness of sealant placement in children

2005

USA

CEA

Caries

Cavity-free months

Clinician

Quinonez, R. [53]

Simulating cost-effectiveness of fluoride varnish during well-child visits for Medicaid-enrolled children

2006

USA

CEA

Caries

Cavity-free months

Clinician

Ramos-Gomez, F. [54]

Cost-effectiveness model for prevention of early childhood caries

1999

USA

CEA

Caries

dmfs

Clinician

Sakuma, S. [55]

Economic Evaluation of a School-based Combined Program with a Targeted Pit and Fissure Sealant and Fluoride Mouth Rinse in Japan

2010

Japan

CEA

Caries

DFT

Clinician

Samnaliev, M. [56]

Cost-effectiveness of a disease management program for early childhood caries

2015

USA

CEA

Caries

Hospital based visits for restorative treatment or extractions

Clinician

Sköld, U. [57]

Cost-analysis of school-based fluoride varnish and fluoride rinsing programs

2008

Sweden

CEA

Caries

Prevented fillings

Clinician

Stearns, S. [58]

Cost-effectiveness of preventive oral health care in medical offices for young medicaid enrollees

2012

USA

CEA

Caries

Visits for dental treatment

Clinician

Tagliaferro, E. [59]

(Cost-effectiveness analysis of preventive methods for occlusal surface according to caries risk: results of a controlled clinical trial)

2013

Brazil

CEA

Caries

DMFS/number of occlusal surfaces saved

Clinician

Tickle, M. [60]

A randomised controlled trial to measure the effects and costs of a dental caries prevention regime for young children attending primary care dental services

2016

UK

CEA

Caries

Conversion of teeth from caries-free to caries-active state, dmfs

Clinician

Tonmukayakul, U. [61]

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the atraumatic restorative treatment-based approach to managing early childhood caries

2017

Australia

CEA

Caries

Number of referrals to specialists/ number of fillings/ extractions

Clinician

Vermaire, J. [62]

Value for money: economic evaluation of two different caries prevention programmes compared with standard care in a randomized controlled trial

2014

Netherlands

CEA

Caries

DMFS (prevented DMFS)

Clinician

Weintraub, J. [63]

Treatment outcomes and costs of dental sealants among children enrolled in Medicaid

2001

USA

CEA

Caries

Caries-related services involving the occlusal surface (CRSOs)

Clinician

Wiedel, A. [64]

A cost minimization analysis of early correction of anterior crossbite - A randomized controlled trial

2016

Sweden

CMA

Malocclusion

Success rate of anterior crossbite correction and overjet in mm

Clinician

Wu, Y. [65]

(Cost-minimization analysis of two methods during the prevention of dental fear during caries filling treatments)

2002

China

CMA

Dental fear

Venhams anxiety scale

Clinician

Yee, R. [66]

A cost-benefit analysis of an advocacy project to fluoridate toothpastes in Nepal

2004

Nepal

CUA

Caries

DMFS

Clinician

Zabos, G. [67]

Cost-effectiveness analysis of a school-based dental sealant program for low-socioeconomic-status children: A practice-based report

2002

USA

CEA

Caries

DMFS

Clinician

  1. CEA: Cost-effectiveness analysis
  2. CMA: Cost-minimisation analysis
  3. CUA: Cost-utility analysis
  4. CBA: Cost-benefit analysis