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Root canal treatment vs implants: survival and costs in a national cohort
SourceJournal of DentistryTier 1Peer-Reviewed Research
Originally at sciencedirect.com
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
A nationwide Swedish cohort study comparing root-canal-treated teeth with implants will give practice owners and specialists evidence on long-term survival and lifetime costs to guide treatment planning and patient discussions.
Key points
- Study population: all teeth in Sweden that received either primary root-canal therapy or an implant between 2009–2022 (n ≈ 1.1 million teeth).
- Primary outcomes: 10-year cumulative survival and total direct costs (initial treatment + re-interventions + maintenance).
- Implant survival was 1.8 % higher than RCT survival at 10 years, but mean lifetime cost for implants was 42 % higher.
- Findings are scheduled for the January 2027 issue of Journal of Dentistry and will be open-access.
Who should care
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