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Observational studyEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2025

Equimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide (EMONO) in dental pediatric care: which patients achieve therapeutic effects? A French national exploratory prospective observational multicenter study.

T Prud'homme, M Rousselet, M Istvan, M Cheraud-Carpentier, S Dajean-Trutaud, S Lopez, M Muller-Bolla, M Marty, French Pediatric Dentistry Network (FPDN), F Feuillet and 1 more

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Observational study in European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03453411 (Multicentre, Prospective, Uncontrolled Study to Describe the Present, Felt and Sought Effects of EMONO in Children During Dental Care), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Multicentre, Prospective, Uncontrolled Study to Describe the Present, Felt and Sought Effects of EMONO in Children During Dental Care

TypeobservationalSponsorNantes University HospitalRan2018 to 2020Enrolled679ConditionsDental CareArmsNon interventional study
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11 authors.

T Prud'hommeINSERM, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, UMR 1229, F-44000, Nantes, France. tony.prudhomme@univ-nantes.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4920-4007
M RousseletCentre for Evaluation and Information on Pharmacodependence, Clinical Pharmacology Department, Nantes University, Nantes Hospital, F-44000, Nantes, France.
M IstvanCentre for Evaluation and Information on Pharmacodependence, Clinical Pharmacology Department, Nantes University, Nantes Hospital, F-44000, Nantes, France.
M Cheraud-CarpentierDental Care Center, Nantes University, Nantes Hospital, CSD, F-44000, Nantes, France.
S Dajean-TrutaudDental Care Center, Nantes University, Nantes Hospital, CSD, F-44000, Nantes, France.
S LopezDental Care Center, Nantes University, Nantes Hospital, CSD, F-44000, Nantes, France.
M Muller-BollaDental Care Center, Nice University, Nice Hospital, CSD, F-06001, Nice, France.
M MartyDental Care Center, Toulouse University, Toulouse Hospital, CSD, F-31400, Toulouse, France.
French Pediatric Dentistry Network (FPDN)
F FeuilletSPHERE, Nantes University, Tours University, Nantes Hospital, Tours Hospital, INSERM, "MethodS in Patient-Centered Outcomes and HEalth Research", F-44000, Nantes, France.
C Victorri-VigneauCentre for Evaluation and Information on Pharmacodependence, Clinical Pharmacology Department, Nantes University, Nantes Hospital, F-44000, Nantes, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEquimolar oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture (EMONO) is considered as a reference for dental care in children. Completion of dental treatment has usually been used as a criterion to assess EMONO treatment. However, other patient-reported outcomes are needed. We sought to assess the prevalence of complete therapeutic effects (analgesia and anxiolysis) experienced by children during dental care under EMONO and identifying associated factors.

methodsA national prospective observational multicentric study was conducted between September 2018 and June 2020 in 13 French university hospitals. Participants were children between 3 and 15 years of age requiring dental care under EMONO.

results677 children were analyzed. Anxiolysis and analgesia were experienced by a large majority of patients (86.5% and 79.0%, respectively, and 73% experienced both effects). Several factors were associated with both analgesia and anxiolysis effects: the presence of expected effects (no loss of judgment and slight decrease in level of consciousness), the absence of agitation and distress, a positive perception of EMONO and ethnicity.

conclusionMost patients benefit from the therapeutic effects (anxiolysis and analgesia) expected by EMONO during dental treatment. It is reassuring to observe that most sociodemographic characteristics and medical history do not seem to influence the effectiveness of care. The study was registered at www. CLINICALTRIALS: gov under the reference number NCT03453411.

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Anesthetics, InhalationDental AnxietyDental Care for ChildrenNitrous OxideOxygenAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFranceHumansMaleProspective StudiesAnesthetics, InhalationNitrous OxideOxygenAnalgesiaAnxiolysisNitrous oxidePediatric dentistryTherapeutic effects

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