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Nitrous oxide/oxygen vs placebo or no intervention

Behaviour · Children and adolescents (0 to 16 years) needing dental treatment

It is very uncertain whether nitrous oxide/oxygen changes behaviour (Houpt/behavioural score) compared with placebo (including no intervention) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sedation of children undergoing dental treatment 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
SMD 0.69 [0.13, 1.26]
1 study · 52 participants
Very low

Hypnosis vs Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen

Completion of treatment · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
Completion of treatment (yes/no) was a protocol-planned primary outcome but was not reported by the included study for this comparison (Braithwaite 2005); one participant in the sedation arm was withdrawn during…
Studies not reported
No studies found

Hypnosis vs Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen

Anxiety control and overall response to treatment during tooth extraction · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)

1 finding from 1 review

Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
Hypnosis did not provide sufficient anxiety control during tooth extraction, and overall response to treatment remained statistically lower than response to inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen (i.e. the…
1 study · 10 participants
GRADE not reported

Hypnosis vs Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen

Patient preference / acceptance of treatment · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)

1 finding from 1 review

Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
The majority of patients preferred inhalation sedation over hypnosis. (Braithwaite 2005; 10 patients.)
1 study · 10 participants
GRADE not reported

Hypnosis vs Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen

Total treatment time · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)

1 finding from 1 review

Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
No significant difference in total treatment time between inhalation sedation and hypnorelaxation; hypnorelaxation demanded little additional time to complete care. (Braithwaite 2005.)
1 study · 10 participants
GRADE not reported

Hypnosis vs Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen

Adverse events · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)

1 finding from 1 review

Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
None of the studies mentioned any adverse effects regarding hypnosis. (Braithwaite 2005.)
1 study · 10 participants
GRADE not reported

Hypnosis vs Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen

Measures of behaviour / negative responses during local anaesthesia administration · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)

1 finding from 1 review

Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
Hypnosis can control some of the patient's negative responses to dental treatment, such as movement and behaviour, during administration of local anaesthesia. (Braithwaite 2005; single-blind cross-over, 10 patients…
1 study · 10 participants
GRADE not reported