Abstract
Objective: To determine baseline data in relation to the extraction of first permanent molar teeth during nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation sessions within the hospital dental service.
Design: A prospective study.
Setting: The Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Dundee Dental Hospital, NHS Tayside, UK.
Method: Data were collected over a 12-month period for patients attending for the extraction of first permanent molar teeth using nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation.
Results: Data were available for 133 patients (M: 68; F: 65) with a median age of 11.3 (inter-quartile range 10.0, 12.6) years. Over 80% of cases were treated using a mixture of 30% nitrous oxide and 70% oxygen, with a median sedation time of 30.0 (inter-quartile range 25.0, 40.0) minutes. Overall, 94.0% of cases successfully completed treatment and only 0.75% of cases failed to commence or complete treatment. Regarding each visit, 85.6% and 14.4% of patients underwent single- and multiple-tooth extractions respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between male and female patients, comparing both behaviour (Mann-Whitney U, W = 4,619.9, P = 0.750) and outcome scores (Mann-Whitney U, W = 4,392.5, P = 0.392).
Conclusion: Extraction of first permanent molar teeth can be successfully achieved using nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation.
Design: A prospective study.
Setting: The Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Dundee Dental Hospital, NHS Tayside, UK.
Method: Data were collected over a 12-month period for patients attending for the extraction of first permanent molar teeth using nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation.
Results: Data were available for 133 patients (M: 68; F: 65) with a median age of 11.3 (inter-quartile range 10.0, 12.6) years. Over 80% of cases were treated using a mixture of 30% nitrous oxide and 70% oxygen, with a median sedation time of 30.0 (inter-quartile range 25.0, 40.0) minutes. Overall, 94.0% of cases successfully completed treatment and only 0.75% of cases failed to commence or complete treatment. Regarding each visit, 85.6% and 14.4% of patients underwent single- and multiple-tooth extractions respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between male and female patients, comparing both behaviour (Mann-Whitney U, W = 4,619.9, P = 0.750) and outcome scores (Mann-Whitney U, W = 4,392.5, P = 0.392).
Conclusion: Extraction of first permanent molar teeth can be successfully achieved using nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-9 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | SAAD Digest |
| Volume | 23 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Anesthesia, Dental
- Anesthetics, Inhalation
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Molar
- Nitrous Oxide
- Prospective Studies
- Questionnaires
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Tooth Extraction