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Characteristics of Intravenous Midazolam Sedation with Nitrous Oxide in Pediatric Dental Treatment

  • Journal of the Korean academy of pediatric dentistry
  • Abbr : J Korean Acad Pediatr Dent
  • 2020, 47(1), pp.53-61
  • DOI : 10.5933/JKAPD.2020.47.1.53
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Pediatric Dentistry
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
  • Received : July 21, 2019
  • Accepted : September 19, 2019
  • Published : February 29, 2020

Hyuntae Kim 1 Ji-Soo Song ORD ID 1 Hong-Keun Hyun ORD ID 2 Kim, Young J ORD ID 2 Kim, JungWook ORD ID 2 Jang, KiTaeg 2 Sang-Hoon Lee 2 Shin Teo Jeon ORD ID 2

1서울대학교 치의학대학원 소아치과학교실
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ABSTRACT

Midazolam is a short-acting benzodiazepine that is widely used in pediatric dental sedation. However, its clinical effectiveness as an intravenous sedative agent in children has not been widely documented. A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous midazolam and nitrous oxide inhalation sedation in pediatric dental treatment. The subjects were 115 patients (118 cases) who received dental treatment under intravenous midazolam and nitrous oxide inhalation sedation. Demographic factors, general health status, sedation time, midazolam and nitrous oxide dosage, and success rate of sedation were evaluated from electronic medical records. Behavioral management was the main reason of choosing sedation. Mean duration of sedation was 56.7 minutes for surgical treatment, and 74.4 minutes for restorative treatment. The initial dosage of intravenous midazolam was 0.051 ± 0.019 mg/kg. In 34 cases (28.8%), additional midazolam of 0.036 ± 0.057 mg/kg was delivered during the treatment. The concentration of nitrous oxide was maintained between 40% and 50%. The success rate of sedation was 99% (n = 117). In 1 case, laryngospasm occurred and the patient was reversed with benzodiazepine antagonist, flumazenil. Intravenous midazolam sedation with nitrous oxide was shown to be clinically effective for the dental treatment in children, if administered by trained personnel and patients are carefully selected in accordance with guidelines.

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