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A Comparison Of Moderate Oral Sedation Drug Regimens For Pediatric Dental Treatment: A Pilot Study, Ojas A. Parikh
A Comparison Of Moderate Oral Sedation Drug Regimens For Pediatric Dental Treatment: A Pilot Study, Ojas A. Parikh
Theses and Dissertations
Purpose: Compare moderate oral sedation of pediatric patients using Hydroxyzine and Meperidine with either Diazepam or Midazolam in management of pediatric dental patients.
Methods: Randomized, double-blind, crossover pilot study of patients 3 to 7 years of age requiring two sedation visits. Frankl and Houpt behavior scores recorded at injection time, initiation of treatment and 100% oxygen at end of treatment. Postoperative phone call surveys conducted within eight hours and within 24 hours of discharge. Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests, Fisher’s Exact Chi-squared test and 0.10 significance level.
Results: 25 subjects completed 35 sedations. Eight participants completed both treatments and demonstrated significantly higher …