Table 1 Methodology to estimate oral healthcare costs (in EUR)
Procedure | Mean of costs (in EUR) | |
|---|---|---|
Conservative treatment: Destroyed teeth | ||
Lower jaw (one root) | Block anesthesia | 11.62 |
Extraction | 9.68 | |
Overall cost | 21.30 | |
Lower jaw (≥ two roots) | Block anesthesia | 11.62 |
Extraction | 14.52 | |
Overall cost | 26.14 | |
Upper jaw (one root) | Infiltration anesthesia | 7.75 |
Extraction | 9.68 | |
Overall cost | 17.43 | |
Upper jaw (≥ two roots) | Infiltration anesthesia | 7.75 |
Extraction | 14.52 | |
Overall cost | 22.27 | |
Conservative treatment: Decayed teeth | ||
Parts of lower jaw | Block anesthesia | 11.62 |
Indirect pulp capping | 5.81 | |
Areas of filling (min) | 31.00 | |
Areas of filling (max) | 56.14 | |
Overall cost (min/max) | 48.43 / 73.57 | |
Upper jaw | Infiltration anesthesia | 7.75 |
Indirect pulp capping | 5.81 | |
Areas of filling (min) | 31.00 | |
Areas of filling (max) | 56.14 | |
Overall cost (min/max) | 44.56 / 69.70 | |
Prosthetic treatment: Crown | Full cast | 143.27 |
Unveneered | 152.94 | |
Overall cost | 296.21 | |
Prosthetic treatment: Bridge | Full cast | 114.23 |
Vestibular veneer | 124.00 | |
Pontic | 60.00 | |
Overall cost | 298.23 | |