著者

Sayaka Tada Manabu Kanazawa Anna Miyayasu Maiko Iwaki Murali Srinivasan Shunsuke Minakuchi Gerald McKenna

出版者

Japan Prosthodontic Society

雑誌

Journal of Prosthodontic Research (ISSN:18831958)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.JPR_D_20_00170, (Released:2021-05-11)

参考文献数

23

被引用文献数

3

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ economic preferences for two different tooth replacement strategies for the edentulous mandible namely conventional complete dentures (CCDs) and implant overdentures supported by two implants (IODs), using a willingness-to-pay (WTP) analysis. Methods: Twenty-six elderly patients who had been rehabilitated with either a mandibular CCD or IOD were invited to participate in this study. All participants were provided with the details of the two treatment protocols, including advantages, disadvantages, and treatment costs. The patients were then asked to indicate their maximum WTP values for each protocol using a payment card method for contingency evaluation. Results: Fifteen patients with mandibular CCD (CCD-Group) and 12 patients with IOD (IOD-Group) participated in the study. Overall, the median and maximum WTP values recorded for IOD therapy were significantly higher than those for CCD therapy (p<0.05). Both treatment groups recorded maximum WTP values for CCD therapy, which exceeded the market cost (¥30,000 [US$280]), CCD-Group: ¥50,000 (interquartile range [IQR]: 40,000 – 65,000), and IOD-Group: ¥45,000 (IQR: 30,000–85,000)]. However, both groups registered a median and maximum WTP values for IOD therapy lower than the market cost (¥780,000 [US$7,300]), (CCD-Group: ¥500,000 [IQR: 300,000 - 750,000], IOD-Group: ¥700,000 [IQR: 500,000–800,000]). Conclusion: The maximum WTP values recorded for IOD therapy were significantly higher than CCD therapy in both treatment groups. While patients were willing to pay more than the current market costs for CCDs, they were not willing to meet the market value for IODs.

著者

Shekev Limacher Lea Angst Murali Srinivasan

出版者

Nihon University School of Dentistry

雑誌

Journal of Oral Science (ISSN:13434934)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.65, no.4, pp.214-218, 2023 (Released:2023-10-01)

参考文献数

34

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Purpose: This study analyzed associations of cumulative learning, demographic characteristics, fluoride content, and toothbrush head size with the amount of toothpaste used by dental students.Methods: Students in the third and fifth year of dental school were recruited. Each participant was asked to dispense three toothpastes (pediatric, regular fluoride, and high fluoride) on five toothbrushes (rotation-oscillation, sonic, manual pediatric, and two manual adult toothbrushes). The length and weight of the toothpaste dispensed were recorded. The data were evaluated by nonparametric correlation analysis (P < 0.05).Results: Eighty-one students (third year = 42; fifth year = 39; mean age: 26.2 ± 5.3 years) participated in the study. More toothpaste was dispensed by third-year students than by fifth-year students (weight: P = 0.014; length: P = 0.037). Men dispensed more toothpaste than did women (weight: P < 0.001; length: P = 0.042). Participants with higher educational attainment dispensed less toothpaste (weight: P < 0.001; length: P < 0.001). The type of toothbrush was associated with the weight of toothpaste dispensed (P < 0.001). Toothbrush head size was inversely associated with the length of toothpaste dispensed (P < 0.001).Conclusion: The amount of toothpaste used by dental students was associated with cumulative learning, educational attainment, sex, and toothbrush head size but not with the fluoride content of the toothpaste.