Table 1 Publication and study characteristics of each included economic evaluation
Author | Title | Year of publication | Country | Oral health condition studied | Nature of the intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broden et al. [1] | Cost-effectiveness of pulp capping and root canal treatment of young permanent teeth | 2019 | Sweden | Pulp exposures due to caries | Pulp-capping and root canal treatment in posterior permanent vital teeth |
Elhennawy et al. [2] | Managing molars with severe molar-incisor hypomineralization: a cost effective analysis in a German healthcare setting | 2017 | Germany | Molar-incisor hypomineralisation | Removal and orthodontic alignment of the second and third molar; restore using resin composite; restore using an indirect restoration |
Schwendicke et al. [3] | Cost-effectiveness of one- and two-step incomplete and complete excavations | 2013 | Germany | Caries | One- or two-step incomplete caries removal; complete caries removal |
Schwendicke et al. [4] | Detection and treatment of proximal carious lesions: milieu-specific cost-effectiveness analysis | 2015 | Germany | Caries | Two detection strategies and three treatment options: non-invasive, microinvasive (resin infiltration); invasive (2-surface composite) |
Schwendicke et al. [5] | Detecting and treating occlusal carious lesions: a cost effectiveness analysis | 2015 | Germany | Caries | Four detection strategies and three treatment options: non-invasive, microinvasive (sealing); invasive (1-surface composite) |
Schwendicke et al. [6] | Effects of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages on caries and treatment costs | 2016 | Germany | Caries | 20% reduction on tax relating to sugar-sweetened beverage consumption |
Schwendicke et al. [7] | In-office application of fluoride gel or varnish: cost-effectiveness and expected value of information analysis | 2017 | Germany | Caries | No application of fluoride varnish; professional application of fluoride varnish; professional application of fluoride gel |
Schwendicke et al. [8] | Cost-effectiveness of caries-preventive fluoride varnish applications in clinical settings amongst patients of low, moderate and high caries risk | 2018 | Germany | Caries | Fluoride varnish; no fluoride varnish |
Splieth et al. [9] | Modelling lifelong costs of caries with and without fluoride use | 2008 | Germany | Caries | Fluoride exposure |