Patients' Willingness-to-pay of Endodontic Treatment
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The aim of the present study is to determine the monetary value of endodontic treatment (primary root canal treatment) compared to the alternative treatment options, such as extraction with or without subsequent insertion of a dental implant or placement of a fixed dental prosthesis.
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Detailed Description
Endodontic treatment of teeth with irreversibly damaged pulp aim at the long-term preservation of the affected tooth. If contraindications are present and / or a patient refuse endodontic treatment, the extraction of the affected tooth is often necessary. The resulting tooth gap might be closed by inserting a dental implant or by placing a fixed dental prosthesis.
Prior studies have shown that patients' decisions in alternative treatment options depend on a variety of factors. Studies on the willingness-to-pay (WTP) are used to compare the monetary value of different therapy procedures.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Patients in need of endodontic treatment n = 200 |
Other: Questionnaire
Patients are given a questionnaire with items related to personality and their willingness-to-pay for different treatment options.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Completion of a questionnaire [10 minutes]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Participants are selected by consecutive patient sampling (total n = 200).
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are in need of an primary root canal treatment and who are able to give written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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Non-fulfillment of the inclusion criteria
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Lack of capacity to consent
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No German language skills in written and spoken language
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Age <18 years
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | University Medical Center Göttingen, Dept. of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology | Göttingen | Lower Saxony | Germany | 37075 |
| 2 | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept. of Operative and Preventive Dentistry | Berlin | Germany | 14197 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Göttingen
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Annette Wiegand, Prof. Dr. med. dent., Dept. of Prev. Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Ernst J, Brähler E, Weißflog G. [Patient involvement in medical decision making--an overview on patient preferences and impacting factors]. Gesundheitswesen. 2014 Apr;76(4):187-92. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1361150. Epub 2014 Jan 9. Review. German.
- Gelberg L, Andersen RM, Leake BD. The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations: application to medical care use and outcomes for homeless people. Health Serv Res. 2000 Feb;34(6):1273-302.
- Herrera A, Martín J, Pérez F, Bonafé E, Reis A, Dourado AL, Fernández E. Is personality relevant in the choice of bleaching? Clin Oral Investig. 2016 Nov;20(8):2105-2111. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
- Vernazza CR, Steele JG, Whitworth JM, Wildman JR, Donaldson C. Factors affecting direction and strength of patient preferences for treatment of molar teeth with nonvital pulps. Int Endod J. 2015 Dec;48(12):1137-46. doi: 10.1111/iej.12413. Epub 2014 Dec 10.
- WTP-Endodontic