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8511636

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective patient record analysis was conducted to study the cost-effectiveness of dental sealants placed under routine, unrestricted practice condition in a fluoridated community. The 26 dentists who provided care at the clinic over the period of the study used their own clinical judgement to determine sealant placement or alternative treatment. Dental services for 275 patients at a children's dental clinic for low-income families were evaluated. All children had at least 3 years between their first and last dental visit (mean = 5.8 years). A lifetable analysis was conducted to compare the probability of survival (restoration-free tooth years) and costs incurred to first molars of children who did not receive sealants, received any sealants, or received sealants on all first molars. Among the children with sealants, comparisons were also made between sealed and unsealed teeth in children who did and did not have a first molar restoration prior to sealant placement. Costs included the costs of sealants and restorative treatments for these teeth over time. Depending on the conditions under which sealants were placed, cost-savings or improving cost-effectiveness with time were found. A strategy of identifying children with prior restorations and sealing the remaining molars showed cost-savings within 4-6 years. For other comparisons, incremental cost-effectiveness ratios became more favorable over time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0277-9536
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1483-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
A retrospective analysis of the cost-effectiveness of dental sealants in a children's health center.
pubmed:affiliation
University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Chapel Hill 27599-7400.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't