Economic Evaluations of Preventive and Minimally Invasive Children's Dental Caries Procedures: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The WHO's Global Oral Health Action Plan towards 2030 suggests prioritizing cost-effective preventive and minimally invasive (MI) dental caries interventions as essential oral health care services. Given the high prevalence of dental caries among children, raising awareness of the limitations and research gaps of the existing economic evaluations assessing preventive and MI procedures is crucial. Therefore, this scoping review aimed to identify and map the relevant literature on economic evaluations for preventive and MI dental caries procedures among children under 12 years of age.

Summary

We conducted a systematic literature search using Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, LILACS, and PEDE up to December 31st, 2023. Two independent reviewers perfo

SUBMITTER: Sihuay-Torres K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503805 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature