Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical effects of pneumatic dental elevator-assisted minimally invasive tooth extraction in alleviating patients' intraoperative fear, shortening extraction time, reducing swelling response, and decreasing the incidence of complications.Methods A total of 84 patients requiring tooth extraction admitted to Bozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2021 to November 2023 were selected as study subjects. Using a random number table method, they were divided into a control group (n = 42) and an observation group (n = 42). The control group underwent tooth extraction using conventional manual dental elevators, while the observation group underwent tooth extraction using pneumatic dental elevators. The surgical parameters, psychological status, pain intensity, degree of mouth opening limitation, degree of swelling, and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups.Results The extraction time and intraoperative blood loss in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The psychological fear state score and the rate of moderate fear in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of severe fear between the two groups (P > 0.05). The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score at 7 days postoperatively in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The degree of mouth opening limitation and the degree of swelling in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The total incidence of complications in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion The application of pneumatic dental elevator-assisted minimally invasive tooth extraction can effectively alleviate patients' fear, reduce postoperative pain and swelling, decrease the incidence of complications, with good safety. It contributes to the promotion of wound healing and improvement of postoperative comfort, demonstrating value for wider application.