Economic Evaluation of ART and Hall in Primary Molars.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study reports an economic evaluation from the perspective of the Brazilian healthcare system. This is a secondary outcome of a three-year randomised controlled trial that compared Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) to the Hall Technique (HT) for managing occluso-proximal caries lesions in primary molars. The primary outcome showed that the HT had a higher survival rate compared to ART and the economic evaluation was to test cost-effectiveness.

Methods

Children (5-10 years old) in public schools of Tietê-SP/Brazil, were randomly allocated to either the ART or HT arm. Treatment survival was assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis. The economic evaluation considered baseline and cumulative material and professional costs based on the Brazilian National Health S

SUBMITTER: de Araujo MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12362891 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature