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Peyman Ghiasi1, Sofia Petrén2, Bruno Chrcanovic3
1Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden. peyman.ghiasi@mau.se.
Objectives/Aim:
To analyze and compare costs of different prosthetic rehabilitations for the edentulous maxilla.
Materials And Methods:
Patients with edentulous maxillae were rehabilitated with either of three implant-supported prosthetic protocols; removable overdenture supported by 2 implants (ISOD 2), fixed dental prostheses supported by 4 (ISFAFDP 4) or 6 (ISFAFDP 6) implants. Cost of treatment and costs during follow-up were registered and compared.
Results:
Twenty-four patients were included: six patients received ISOD 2 treatment, eight patients received ISFADP 4 treatment and ten patients received ISFADP 6 treatment. Initial costs for ISFAFDP 6 were higher than costs for ISFAFDP 4 and ISOD 2, but there were no differences in cost for maintenance i.e., the ISOD treatment remained the least costly treatment alternative after 1-year follow-up.
Discussion:
The lack of difference in cost for maintenance and repair over the first year suggests that implant-supported overdentures will remain the least costly treatment option for the edentulous maxilla, at least in a short-term perspective.
Conclusions:
Removable maxillary overdentures supported by 2 implants may be a valid low cost treatment option.
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