Table 3. Comparing the average costs of operative, implant and ward stay between selected studies.
| Study | Operative and implant costs٭ (US$) | % | Ward stay costs (US$) | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present study | 623(3,936,252+1,870,500 IRR)٭٭ | 81 | 126.4(1,177,872 IRR) | 16 |
| Lawrence et al 4 | 2,298.8(1,134.4 GBP)٭٭ | 9 | 20,701.7(10,216 GBP) | 84 |
| Dhar19 | 551(212 OR )٭٭ | 21 | 1,576.8(606.7 OR) | 60 |
| Bubshait et al 6 | 3,446(11,954+942 SAR) | 26 | 7,085.7(26,511 SAR) | 54 |
| Clark et al 20 | 1,771.1(1,110.6+660.5) | 45 | 1,893 | 48 |
* In few studies 4,19 the costs of implants were included in the operative costs, therefore we summed up the operative and implant costs in other studies for better comparison.
**The average costs of operative and ward stay was calculated as total costs of the items divided by total number of the patients.