Management of dental caries among children: a look at the cost-effectiveness.
Nathalia Miranda LadewigLucila Basto CamargoTamara Kerber TedescoIsabela FlorianoThais GimenezJosé Carlos P ImparatoFausto Medeiros MendesMariana Minatel BragaDaniela Prócida RaggioPublished in: Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research (2017)
Preventive measures have been more extensively studied than dental caries treatment. Only water fluoridation and tooth brushing are well-established as cost-effective preventive approaches. Despite the increasing number of cost analysis treatment studies in the literature, most of them focus on the cost description, with no correlation to the intervention effectiveness. There is a current need of well-designed and well-reported cost-effectiveness regarding dental caries management.