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Table 4 Conservative and prosthetic treatment – estimation of oral healthcare costs (in EUR)

From: Assessment of oral health and cost of care for a group of refugees in Germany: a cross-sectional study

Conservative treatment

Mean (SD), range (in EUR)

Destroyed teeth (n = 77)

82.64 (62.65), 17.43–359.21

Decayed teeth (n = 61)

Minimum

135.77 (93.57), 44.56–412.65

Maximum

209.54 (144.84), 69.70–638.91

Overall costs for conservative treatment (n = 93)

Minimum

157.47 (106.0), 17.43–508.50

Maximum

205.86 (153.20), 17.43–734.76

Prosthetic treatment

Mean (SD), range

Crown (n = 4)

183.90 (81.3), 143.27–305.88

Bridge (n = 43)

587.90 (390.88), 228.46–1680.92

Overall costs for prosthetic treatment (n = 44)

588.0 (395.8), 143.27–1680.92

Overall oral healthcare costs (n = 94)

Minimum

431.03 (445.94), 22.27–1747.65

Maximum

487.91 (463.54), 22.27–1973.91

  1. SD standard deviation, n number of refugees who require treatment