Effectiveness of microwaves polymerization method in individual ocular prostheses rehabilitation
Keywords:
polymerization, cost, rehabilitation, individual ocular prostheses.Abstract
Microwaves polymerization is a new method to design individual ocular prostheses;however, there is a lack of studies exploring the effectiveness of present method to
determine the effect of the microwaves polymerization in relation to effectiveness
of individual ocular prostheses rehabilitation. An economic evaluation study was
conducted to minimize costs. The simplified traditional polymerization was
compared with microwaves polymerization method. For residual monomer the
effectiveness transverse deflection, linear contraction, porosity, color stability,
impaction resistance, hardness, water absorption and transverse resistance were
took into account. The direct medical costs were estimated on the base of a
theoretical model for a patient required an individual ocular prosthesis expressed in
currency of 2006. Equality effectiveness of both polymerization methods was
documented. Theoretical cost for a patient required an individual ocular prosthesis
was of $ 79.85 USD and of $ 70.07 USD for the traditional and microwaves
methods, respectively. The microwave polymerization method saves electric power
consumption and favors a greater productivity of human resources while to increase
the effectiveness.
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