Chronic pain relief after the exposure of nitrous oxide during dental treatment: longitudinal retrospective study

The objective was to investigate the effect of nitrous/oxygen in chronic pain. Seventy-seven chronic pain patients referred to dental treatment with conscious sedation with nitrous oxide/oxygen had their records included in this research. Data were collected regarding the location and intensity of pain by the visual analogue scale before and after the treatment. Statistical analysis was performed comparing pre- and post-treatment findings. It was observed a remarkable decrease in the prevalence of pain in this sample (only 18 patients still had chronic pain, p < 0.001) and in its intensity (p < 0.001). Patients that needed fewer sessions received higher proportions of nitrous oxide/oxygen. Nitrous oxide may be a tool to be used in the treatment of chronic pain, and future prospective studies are necessary to understand the underlying mechanisms and the effect of nitrous oxide/oxygen in patients according to the pain diagnosis and other characteristics.

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Main Authors:	Mattos Júnior,Francisco Moreira, Mattos,Rafael Villanova, Teixeira,Manoel Jacobsen, Siqueira,Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de, Siqueira,Jose Tadeu Tesseroli de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2015
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000700578
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