Intranasal Sedation With Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine in Pediatric Dentistry (NASO II)

Abstract

Parallel clinical trial focusing on procedural pediatric sedation in the dental setting. Children will be randomized to treatment according to a predetermined sequence of interventions consisting of: 1. intranasal sedation with ketamine-associated dexmedetomidine (Experimental Group), 2. intranasal sedation with dexmedetomidine as sole drug (Control Group). Primary outcome is children's behavior during the dental treatment. Secondary outcomes are: children's pain, memory and stress (salivary cortisol and melatonin); perception of the accompanying adult, dentist and child about dental sedation; cost-effectiveness of this type of sedation; psychosocial variables; children's quality of life.

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