Prosthetic restoration in the single‐tooth gap: patient preferences and analysis of the <scp>WTP</scp> index

Augusti, Davide; Augusti, Gabriele; Re, Dino

doi:10.1111/clr.12264

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“…Despite very conservative stated treatment costs for implant care (€2000) both treatment groups indicated a median WTP value of only €1000 (p=0.511). This contrasts with previous WTP studies which indicate strong patient preferences for dental implants to replace missing teeth over treatment alternatives in Italy and Saudi Arabia 21,22 . However, the results mirror those found previously in Hong Kong where partially dentate patients recorded maximum WPT values of around half of the market price for implants to replace a missing tooth 20 .…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Influence of the level of income or the ability to pay on WTP seems to be a controversial topic in the current literature. Some researchers detected a positive association 12,21 , as in this study, whilst others found no influence 13,20 . It is somewhat surprising that gender did not influence WTP values recorded in this study as women tend to place a higher value on oral health and consume more oral health services.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 55%

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Tooth replacement for partially dentate elders: A willingness-to-pay analysis

McKenna

Tada

Woods

et al. 2016

Journal of Dentistry

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confidence: 82%

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confidence: 55%

Tooth replacement for partially dentate elders: A willingness-to-pay analysis

McKenna

Tada

Woods

et al. 2016

Journal of Dentistry

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“…Some studies discovered an interesting correlation between WTP and the presence or absence of esthetic considerations. Augusti et al [10] revealed that most patients with a missing tooth in the frontal part of their smile preferred an implant and were willing to pay a higher price for that. The farther back the missing tooth was located, the lower was the amount that patients were willing to pay.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Possibilities to Model Patients’ Preferences and Their Willingness to Pay for a Molar Treatment

Atanasov¹,

Stoyanova²,

Alexandrova³

2016

Dent. Med. Probl.

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The purpose of this study is to model two variables of essential importance to the analysis of the financial burden of certain dental diseases. These are the patients' preferences for the treatment of a broken molar with treated root canals and their willingness to pay for the selected option.The tools used to identify patients' preferences and their willingness to pay are based on Vernazza's interview [1] used in his doctoral thesis entitled "The monetary value of oral health: willingness to pay for treatment and prevention". Vernazza used an interview for his study. We compiled a direct anonymous questionnaire containing Vernazza's questions relating to: AbstractBackground. This study is an attempt to model patient's preferences for molar treatment and the willingness to pay (WTP) for a chosen health alternative. The results from modeling could be used as a basis for making more efficient decisions from both medical and economic point of view. The study is based on questions from Vernazza's interview. Objectives. The first purpose of present study is to be explored and established the most wished preferences from previously stated ones and closely related with patient choice's WTP. The second aim is to be built and interpreter models of the consumer choices and its WTP. Material and Methods. The sample consisted of 111 adult patients who visited for treatment different dental cabinets located in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The study was conducted using the method of direct anonymous questionnaire containing questions on the choice of health alternative and the WTP for it; demographic, social and economic characteristics of respondents; history and severity of dental diseases, and frequency of dental visits. The study used two types of regression models: binominal logit of patient's choice and negative binominal of the WTP for a crown that led to statistically credible results. Results. The main predictor for the willingness to pay turned out to be the total monthly income of the household. Other factors, such as frequency of visits to the dentist, age or employment status of respondents can not be used to explain the changes in their WTP. Conclusions. The economical factors especially the WTP and the household income stay essential. That empirically confirmed fact puts the economic welfare and it variables as predictors with critical meaning in health market researches. The second important outline is that we found a similarity in results with Vernazza's study. That fact supports a reliability of the applied instrument (Dent. Med. Probl. 2016, 53, 1, 41-49).

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“…Economic studies have shown that patients are willing to pay a large amount of money (from s1500 to s2500) for indirect restorative or implant-based closures of interdental spaces in the posterior region [2]. Here, direct composite buildups provide a "socially acceptable" treatment alternative that costs about s250 per tooth.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In special cases, orthodontic interventions, tooth transplantations or removable dentures can be considered as therapeutic options. Today, however, single missing teeth in the posterior region are mainly replaced by means of fixed dental prostheses of various kinds or single-tooth implants [2][3][4]. The most tooth saving option of an indirect restorative treatment in the posterior region are cantilever resin-bonded fixed partial dentures, that provide less biological damage and good esthetics [5].…”

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confidence: 99%