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Home Nitrous oxide and hypnotherapy in paediatric dentistry

Nitrous oxide and hypnotherapy in paediatric dentistry

Authors:

  • M. Tieri
    Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Chieti (CH), Italy
  • A. Cosi
    Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Chieti (CH), Italy
  • L. Lombardi
    Department of Psychological, Health, and Territorial Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, Chieti (CH), Italy
  • V. De Icco
    Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Chieti (CH), Italy
  • S. D’Ercole
    Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Chieti (CH), Italy
  • R. Ferdeghini
    Private Practice, Monza, Italy
  • D. Tripodi
    Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Chieti (CH), Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2023.1932

ABSTRACT


Aim

Patient compliance is of paramount importance for proper dental treatment, which can be difficult to achieve in children due to anxiety and fear, hindering the therapeutic procedure. In addition to well-known sedation methods (pharmacological and nitrous oxide), further methods of approach are being tested, such as hypnotherapy.

Material and methods

The sample consisted of 150 children (90 males, 60 females). Paper questionnaires, frequency meter, nitrous oxide dispenser in association with the use of the television were exploited. At the end of treatment, subjective pain was assessed using the VAS scale, while objective pain was assessed using the FLACC scale and heart rate. This made it possible to compare two experimental groups, one treated with nitrous oxide, and the other with hypnotherapy. The control group was treated with classic behavioural approach techniques. The results obtained were analysed by SPSS Software (Statistical Package for Social Science, version 27) and the inferences between the results were calculated for confirmation.

Results

Significant differences were found between the two experimental groups and the control group (p=0.05). The results show that patients in the nitrous oxide group perceived less pain unlike the others, most likely because the nitrous oxide is a pain reliever. Furthermore, during treatment, the heart rate of the patient treated with hypnotherapy is low, similarly to that of patients treated with nitrous oxide.

Conclusion

Hypnotherapy can be a valid substitute for nitrous oxide in paediatric dentistry.

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Publication date:

September /2023

Keywords:

dental treatment, hypnotherapy, nitrous oxide, sedation

Issue:

Vol.24 – n.3/2023

Page:

229 – 237

Publisher:

Ariesdue

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Harvard: M. Tieri, A. Cosi, L. Lombardi, V. De Icco, S. D’Ercole, R. Ferdeghini, D. Tripodi (2023) "Nitrous oxide and hypnotherapy in paediatric dentistry", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 24(3), pp229-237. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2023.1932
Vancouver: M. Tieri, A. Cosi, L. Lombardi, V. De Icco, S. D’Ercole, R. Ferdeghini, D. Tripodi. Nitrous oxide and hypnotherapy in paediatric dentistry. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2023Sep.31 [cited 2025May.14];24(3):229-237. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/nitrous-oxide-and-hypnotherapy-in-paediatric-dentistry/
MLA: M. Tieri, A. Cosi, L. Lombardi, V. De Icco, S. D’Ercole, R. Ferdeghini, D. Tripodi Nitrous oxide and hypnotherapy in paediatric dentistry. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2023;24(3):229-237

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