Study Aimed at Detecting Potential Abuse of Nitrous Oxide in Children During Dental Care (MEOPAeDent)

Nantes University Hospital (NUH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Periodontal Disease

Treatments: Other: questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02894463

RC14_0213

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential risk of abusive behavior for children in care using nitrous oxide for dental care.

Full description

The expected prospects are therefore maintaining surveillance around the MEOPA following his release from hospital reserves, but also to ensure that the MEOPA not an addictive potential in the context of its use in dentistry. The results of this study will in any case to secure its application for dental care.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 3 to 15 years
• Requiring dental care under MEOPA
• Not opposing, as well as his parents, his participation in the study
• Not having difficulties tracking (going on holiday, imminent change, remoteness, lack of motivation)

Exclusion criteria

Excluded patients are those whose dental care can be made to the vigil state, or on the contrary, will present a number of important care, justifying general anesthesia.

Also excluded will be children whose parents no longer have parental authority or whose parents are divorced or divorcing.