Preserving natural teeth versus extracting them: a willingness to pay analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for a health benefit is related to perceived value. The goal of this study was to find out how much Iranian healthy people would be willing to pay to keep their natural teeth instead of having them pulled. This was done separately for the anterior and posterior teeth.

Methods

The highest value was posed as an open-ended question in this cross-sectional analysis conducted in 2021. Four distinct scenarios for treating a tooth with a poor prognosis for natural tooth preservation versus extraction were offered. WTP for the preferred treatment option was asked for painful and painless anterior and posterior teeth separately. A two-stage hurdle approach was employed to determine factors influencing the WTP for a hopeless case. The level

SUBMITTER: Ghahramani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441316 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature