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Global periodontitis expenditure reaches US$168.1 billion in 2021 and could rise to US$500.6 billion by 2050 if periodontal care coverage expands to 80% of the population.
Periodontitis is creating a global economic dilemma: disease prevalence is rising, but healthcare spending may not keep pace. A global modelling study, published in "Journal of Periodontal Research", estimates that periodontitis accounted for US$168.1 billion in expenditure in 2021, while severe periodontitis prevalence is projected to escalate by 44.3% by 2050.
Dian Yi Chow and other researchers used a cohort-based gross-costing Monte Carlo model to explore expenditure on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, maintenance and rehabilitation across countries. The key findings were as follows:
The findings expose a major periodontal-care gap: disease burden is projected to rise substantially, but maintaining current utilization would not generate sufficient spending growth to meet future needs. Conversely, attaining broad coverage would require a threefold rise in global periodontal expenditure. The findings emphasize the need to rethink periodontal prevention, treatment delivery, maintenance, rehabilitation, and healthcare financing to address the growing global burden more sustainably.
Journal of Periodontal Research
Economic Impact of Periodontitis: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Periodontal Expenditure, With Forecasts to 2050
Dian Yi Chow et al.
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