Cost-effectiveness of partial versus stepwise caries removal of deep caries lesions - a decision-analytic approach.

Objective: The aim was to compare the cost-effectiveness of partial caries removal (PCR) and stepwise caries removal (SW) in mature permanent teeth diagnosed with deep caries lesions, in a Swedish Public Dental Care organization.

Materials And Methods: A decision tree model was used to calculate the cost-effectiveness for PCR and SW. Probability values were obtained through a literature search in PubMed and Scopus.