Moderate sedation helps improve future behavior in pediatric dental patients - a prospective study.

There is little evidence on the long-term effects of pharmacological management in children undergoing dental treatment. This study aimed to assess children's behavior in consecutive dental sessions following oral rehabilitation using different pharmacological regimens for behavioral control. Participants were preschoolers who were previously treated for caries under one of the following: no sedative, oral sedation with midazolam, oral sedation with midazolam/ketamine, or general anesthesia.

Combined oral midazolam-ketamine better than midazolam alone for sedation of young children: a randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND.  There is a lack of clinical trials on paediatric dental sedation. AIM.