A systematic review of decision analytic modeling techniques for the economic evaluation of dental caries interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Dental caries occur through a multifactorial process that may influence all tooth surfaces throughout an individual's life. The application of decision analytical modeling (DAM) has gained an increasing level of attention in long-term outcome assessment and economic evaluation of interventions on caries in recent years. The objective of this study was to systematically review the application of DAM and assess their methodological quality in the context of dental caries.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature published to 31st December 2018 was conducted in Medline, EMBASE, NHSEED, and Web of Science electronic databases. The main information and model characteristics of studies was extracted with the methodological quality of included studies reviewed and a

SUBMITTER: Qu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6519822 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature