Table 4 Resource use over the study period in the CI and CA groups
From: Costs and health-related quality of life in relation to caries
Resource use | Mean | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
CI | CA | ||
Number of visits to dental clinic | 5.20 | 9.52 | < 0.001 |
Number of visits to dentist | 3.06 | 6.36 | < 0.001 |
Number of visits to dental hygienist | 2.11 | 3.06 | 0.004 |
Number of acute visits to the clinic | 0.86 | 1.01 | 0.455 |
Recall interval (months) | 23.82 | 18.38 | < 0.001 |
Mean cost per individual (EURO) | 520 | 1062 | < 0.001 |