Author:
Fux-Noy Avia,Saadi Qamar,Shmueli Aviv,Halperson Elinor,Ram Diana,Moskovitz Moti
Abstract
IntroductionMidazolam, by either the oral or the nasal route, is safe and effective in reducing anxiety and improving behavior in children during dental procedures. Aim: to compare both children's acceptance and parents’ satisfaction with midazolam premedication, when administered as an oral syrup or as a nasal spray and explore whether there were positive or negative changes in acceptance during consecutive dental treatment visits.MethodsRandomized controlled study among uncooperative 2–6-year-old children who needed at least two similar dental treatments. On each visit, the acceptability of the medication was assessed as good, fair, or poor. The duration of crying after medication administration was recorded. Additionally, parents were asked to rank their satisfaction with the mode of administration.ResultsThe study group included 60 children; 30 patients received midazolam orally and 30 nasally. Route of administration did not correlate with medication acceptance in the first (p = 0.11) and second visit (p = 0.61). However, in the oral group, medication acceptance of 73% of children deteriorated on the second visit, compared to 33% in the nasal group (p = 0.01). Parents of children in the oral group expressed less satisfaction with premedication administered on the second visit than did parents of children in the nasal group, p = 0.00. Poor medication acceptance at the first visit (p = 0.014) and oral route of administration (p = 0.014) were found to be predictors of poor medication acceptance at the second visit.ConclusionsAcceptance of premedication is expected to deteriorate after the first treatment visit, especially in the oral route of administration. Dentists should consider nasal spray administration for young pediatric patients who need more than one dental treatment. Parents should be prepared for possible resistance or refusal by children.Clinical Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT02679781.
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