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Table 6 Cost of periodontitis management, by mix of treatment received

From: Cost analysis of Periodontitis management in public sector specialist dental clinics

Mix of treatment

Number

Cost (MYR)

  

Mean

S.D

Median

IQR

I

72

1,962 (€491)

1,142 (€286)

2,062 (€516)

1,541 (€385)

II

74

3,102 (€776)

1,321 (€330)

2,963 (€741)

2,234 (€559)

III

10

4,847 (€1,212)

1,323 (€331)

4,452 (€1,113)

2,507 (€627)

IV

9

5,103 (€1,276)

1,154 (€289)

5,353 (€1,338)

1,778 (€445)

  1. I – nonsurgical only (NSPT), II – NSPT, nonsurgical rehabilitative therapy (NSRT), III – NSPT, PS and NSRT, IV – NSPT and periodontal surgery (PS).
  2. Level of significance α = 0.05, ANOVA, P < 0.001 (Post-hoc Bonferroni test, P < 0.001 for all pairwise comparisons except for differences between groups III and IV whereby P = 1.00).
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