Cost-effectiveness analysis of non-surgical periodontal treatment to prevent strokes and myocardial infarctions in the United Kingdom
Edward Coote, Nitesh Patel, Rajesh Vijayanarayanan · 2026
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Edward Coote, Nitesh Patel, and Rajesh Vijayanarayanan present a 2026 cost-effectiveness model asking whether treating gum disease could pay for itself by preventing strokes and heart attacks in the United Kingdom. Gum disease is common and tied to higher cardiovascular risk. Their Markov model followed 65-year-olds with severe gum disease and no prior cardiovascular events.
Non-surgical gum treatment effects were taken from large international cohort studies, suggesting sizeable relative risk reductions. Over a 25-year horizon, treatment added about 9,755 euros in costs and about half a quality-adjusted life year per patient in the model. Sensitivity analyses varied the assumptions and calculated how large the protective effect must be to meet national value thresholds. The authors frame dental care as a candidate cardiovascular prevention investment for the health service.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Edward Coote, Nitesh Patel, Rajesh Vijayanarayanan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29367 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |