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Table 2 Cost-effectiveness ranking report; pulpotomy versus root canal treatment. Root canal treatment was associated with additional health benefit (1.08 years) at the expense of increased cost (311.20 USD) with an ICER of 288.72 USD/retained life-year of a tooth

From: Irreversible pulpitis in mature permanent teeth: a cost-effectiveness analysis of pulpotomy versus root canal treatment

Treatment

Cost

(USD)

Incremental Cost

(USD)

LYs

Incremental

LYs

ICER (Incr. Cost/Incr. LYs), USD/LYs

Pulpotomy

2469.38

-

15.07

-

-

Root canal treatment

2780.59

311.20

16.15

1.08

288.72