Valoración del uso de óxido nitroso en odontopediatría.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to evaluate the risks and benefits of the use of nitrous oxide as a method of anxiety management in pediatric patients during dental consultations, identifying the need for information for the application of the conscious sedation technique, with the aim of analyzing its effectiveness in the behavioral management of pediatric dentistry patients and the risks inherent in its use during dental treatment. A systematic review was carried out with a descriptive approach in scientific articles in the dental area, selected from sources such as Elsevier, Pubmed, Scielo, Redalyc, Latin American journal of pediatric Dentistry, American Society of Anesthesiologists. As a result of the search carried out, 559 articles were obtained in Spanish and English to carry out the systematic review, of which 20 articles were selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria, published in the period from 2000 to 2022. The result was that the level of anxiety experienced by pediatric dentistry patients during or even before the dental consultation can be measured by means of markers such as the Frankl scale, this will help us to evaluate the need to model the behavior of the pediatric dentistry patient through the use of the technique of conscious sedation with nitrous oxide, to the extent that we have the approval of the parents, the handling of the technique and knowledge of the systemic condition of the patient.