COST-ANALYSIS OF FABRICATING IMPLANT PROSTHESES

This prospective study analyzed the time and costs involved in fabrica ting implant prostheses in private practice and the factors affecting prosthesis design. Esthetics was the most commonly reported factor inf luencing the decision to use a fixed or removable prosthesis, while co st was infrequently cited. The single-tooth fixed implant required the least lime to fabricate and had the lowest clinical fees, while the r emovable bar/clip prosthesis had the highest fees and demanded the gre atest amount of time to fabricate. Single-tooth fixed and individual a ttachment removable prostheses generated approximately half the hourly income produced by multiple-unit fixed and bar/clip removable implant prostheses, and the individual attachment design had the highest rati o of expenses to income.