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Table 3 Patient-reported anxiety (narrative synthesis)

From: Conscious sedation for the management of dental anxiety in third molar extraction surgery: a systematic review

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Study, year

VAS

DAS

Other scale

1

Dantas, 2017 [2]

NA

Unclear findings on anxiety: the data suggested a period effect that was not tested and was not removed by the design due to different sequence size

NA

2

Smiley, 2014 [12]

The study was underpowered (suggesting lower anxiety with Midazolam vs. placebo)

NA

NA

3

Pereira Santos, 2013 [10]

NA

Unclear findings on anxiety: the data suggested a period effect that was not tested and was not removed by the design due to different sequence size

NA

4

Studer, 2012 [16]

No statistically significant difference between Midazolam vs. Clonidine

NA

NA

6

Fong, 2005 [18]

No statistically significant difference in the increase in anxiety score during operation between remifentanil vs. placebo

NA

NA

7

Ganzberg, 2005 [9]

The study was underpowered (suggesting lower anxiety with Zaleplon vs. Triazolam)

NA

NA

9

Manani, 2004 [20]

Lower anxiety with Midazolam 2 mg vs. 1 mg

Lower anxiety with Midazolam 2 mg vs. 1 mg

NA

10

Leitch, 2004 [4]

Lower anxiety with Propofol vs. Midazolam

NA

NA

11

Dionne, 2001 [8]

NA

NA

Lower anxiety with any intervention group vs. placebo; lower intraoperative anxiety with Fentanyl + Midazolam vs. Midazolam; lowest anxiety with Fentanyl + Midazolam + Methohexital vs. any other group

12

Bell, 2000 [21]

NA

Lower anxiety with Midazolam vs. none

NA

13

Milgrom, 1994 [22]

NA

NA

Lower anxiety with Fentanyl + Midazolam or with Fentanyl + Midazolam+ Methohexital + Methohexital

14

Stopperich, 1993 [23]

Lower anxiety with triazolam vs. placebo

Lower anxiety with triazolam vs. placebo

NA

15

Luyk, 1992 [24]

No statistically significance different between midazolam vs. placebo

NA

NA

16

Luyk, 1991 [25]

Lower anxiety with midazolam vs. placebo

NA

NA

17

O’Boyle, 1987 [26]

Lower anxiety with midazolam vs. diazepam

NA

No statistically significance different between midazolam vs. diazepam