Budget Impact Analysis: Digital Workflow Significantly Reduces Costs of Implant Supported Overdentures (IODs)

Abstract

The present study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of Arnhem/Nijmegen, 2017–3671, 12 December 2017 (Dossier number: 2017–3671 NL-number: NL63073.091.17).

The article was composed according the “Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards 2022” [15]. The raw data are archived in the “Data Archiving and Networked Services” (DANS) of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) under the Persistent identifier 10.17026/dans-25s-6cdk and hence are accessible for the public.

Implementing a 3D workflow in the production of IOD's supplies patients with a high-quality 3D-IOD at lower costs. The introduction of an oral health related preference-based measure would improve economic evaluations in the field of OHRQoL.

T.V.W. conceptualized the project idea, conducted the literature search, and drafted the manuscript. F.D. designed the digital workflow and gave technical advice. B.O. advised on the clinical design of the study. E.A. controlled the CCA statistically and gave technical advice. E.A., T.M. and G.M. critically reviewed and revised the manuscript.

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.