Modelling the national economic burden of non-surgical periodontal management in specialist clinics in Malaysia using a markov model

Table 4 Estimated direct medical costs for non-surgical periodontal treatment during the first year of periodontal management in public dental clinics in year 2020

Visits	Costs according to periodontal health states (in 2020 MYR/patient)
	Stable¹			In remission²			Unstable³
	Average	-20%	+ 20%	Average	-20%	+ 20%	Average	-20%	+ 20%
Public
Initial assessment + cause-related therapy
• NSPT only	760.15	608.12	912.18	760.15	608.12	912.18	2,551.82	2,041.46	3,062.18
• NSPT + AMOX + MET	768.55	614.84	922.26	768.55	614.84	922.26	2,560.22	2,048.18	3,072.26
• NSPT + AZ	767.05	613.64	920.46	767.05	613.64	920.46	2,558.72	2,046.98	3,070.46
First recall visit	572.12	457.70	686.54	1,698.82	1,359.06	2,038.58	2,373.78	1,899.02	2,848.54
Second recall visit	572.12	457.70	686.54	1,698.82	1,359.06	2,038.58	2,373.78	1,899.02	2,848.54
Third recall visit	572.12	457.70	686.54	1,698.82	1,359.06	2,038.58	2,373.78	1,899.02	2,848.54
Fourth recall visit	625.46	500.37	750.55	1,698.82	1,359.06	2,038.58	3,152.12	2,521.70	3,782.54

¹Patients with PPD 4 mm and less, no BOP at 4 mm sites, BOP < 10%
²Patients with PPD 4 mm and less with BOP, BOP > 10%
³Patients with PPD 5 mm and more
±20% represents the varying range used in the sensitivity analysis for cost estimation

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