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SynthesisBMC oral health2023

Sedative and adverse effect comparison between oral midazolam and nitrous oxide inhalation in tooth extraction: a meta-analysis.

Xia Li, Yali Liu, Chengjun Li, Jiexue Wang

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Synthesis in BMC oral health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of Midazolam in Outpatient Pediatric Dentistry: A Systematic Review.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
    Pooled it
  2. Application of oral midazolam for preoperative sedation in pediatric tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy and its effects on emergence delirium.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
    Trial
  3. Efficacy of low-concentration nitrous oxide gas anesthesia in routine cataract microsurgeries.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xia LiAmbulatory Surgical Center, West China Shool/Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, No. 14 The Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Yali LiuAmbulatory Surgical Center, West China Shool/Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, No. 14 The Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Chengjun LiAmbulatory Surgical Center, West China Shool/Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, No. 14 The Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Jiexue WangAmbulatory Surgical Center, West China Shool/Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, No. 14 The Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China. jnjnzmm@163.com.
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOral midazolam and nitrous oxide inhalation were commonly used sedative and analgesic techniques during tooth extraction. It is still controversial whether oral midazolam can replace the nitrous oxide inhalation for sedative and analgesic treatment of tooth extraction. Therefore, we conducted this study in order to provide a reference for doctors to choose effective sedative and analgesic treatment in tooth extraction.

methodsWe searched the Chinese and English databases including PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang and VIP information databases.

resultsThrough this meta-analysis, we found that the success rate of sedation and analgesia treatment with oral midazolam during tooth extraction was 75.67% and the incidence of adverse reactions was 21.74%. The success rate of sedation and analgesia treatment using nitrous oxide inhalation during tooth extraction was 93.6% and the incidence of adverse reactions was 3.95%.

conclusionThe use of nitrous oxide inhalation for sedation and analgesia during tooth extraction is very effective, and oral midazolam can be used as an alternative to nitrous oxide inhalation.

Indexed as

Anesthesia, DentalAnesthetics, InhalationAnalgesicsHumansHypnotics and SedativesMidazolamNitrous OxideProcedural SedationTooth ExtractionAnalgesicsAnesthetics, InhalationHypnotics and SedativesMidazolamNitrous OxideMeta-analysisMidazolamNitrous oxideTooth extraction

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PMID37210490
PMCPMC10199493
OpenAlexW4377138292

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