observation of behavioral changes of children under sedation for dental treatment

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Patient showing anxiety and fear towards dental treatment; Pulpitis,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/10/046757
• Lead Sponsor: DrSampreetha Somashekar

Brief Summary

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|Dental environment and procedure can be anxious to the patients either adults or children. Increased anxiety is manifested in children aged five to ten as they are at various stages of emotional development. Behaviour changes are predominant in children on their visit to dental environment for the dental procedures. Behaviour changes in anxious young children’s pose threat to perform dental procedures in the dental environment and frequently they are posted under sedation technique.

Sedation techniques generally for dental treatment is done by nitrous oxide alone or in combination with sedatives. The type of sedation used is determined by the child’s level of anxiety and the treatment rendered.  The various behavioural scale is available for assessment of anxiety and behaviour. The limited information on the use of specific scales for assessment of behavioural changes during sedation techniques initiated the present study to assess the level of behaviour changes that could occur in an anxious child treated under sedation techniques.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

1)Children with the age group of 5– 10 years 2)Children who are anxious, fearful and potentially uncooperative towards the dental treat-ment 3)ASA I, II.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Children with obstructed nasal airways 2)Children with any systemic illness 3)Children below 3 years with minimal communication skills.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
if inhalation sedation affect behavioral changes before and after will be assed using statistics	in one and half years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reduced dental anxiety and fear if inhalation sedation affect behavioral changes before and after will be assed using statistics	one and half years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Coorg institute of dental sciences; 🇮🇳 Kodagu, KARNATAKA, India

Coorg institute of dental sciences

🇮🇳Kodagu, KARNATAKA, India

DrSampreetha Somashekar

Principal investigator

9902140943

sampreethasomashekar@gmail.com