Behavioral changes of children after Vallergan R premedication

Forty healthy uncooperative patients were treated under Vallergan sedation [sedation group]. A maximum dose of 4 mg/kg was given two hours before treatment. Children were restrained in all cases. Parents were questioned about their children's behavioral changes after sedation for one week. A control group of 40 healthy manageable patients who received the same type of dental treatment were also included in this study. The responses showed that the sedation group experienced more negative behavioral changes with a statistical significance level of 1% [P <0.01]. The control group showed more positive changes, but not statistically significant [P <0.01]. Vallergan sedation did not cause any sort of illnesses, but caused prolonged sleep [>5 hours] when used in its maximum dose

Effect of parental separation and sequential visits on the behavior of children in the dental operatory

Patient's behavior was rated depending on presence or absence of parents in the dental operatory. Also, the child's behavior was measured throughout sequential dental visits. Descriptive statistics for behavior rating of children in all groups is shown. The resultant data were analyzed statistically using t-tests for individual comparisons among means of groups 1 and 2 and groups 3 and 4. This study showed that children in the younger age group [3-6 years], when separated from parents, behaved more cooperatively than children who were accompanied by their parents. The difference was statistically significant at the 5% level. On the other hand, in the older age group [6-9 years], children when separated from parents showed slightly more cooperative behavior. The difference was not statistically significant at the 5% level. Children when observed throughout several sequential visits showed improvement in their behavior especially those in the younger age group [3-6 years] when separated from their parents. When parents remained in the dental operatory, the improvement in children's behavior was slow. In the older age group [6-9 years], children showed slight improvement when separated after the first visit then were stable throughout the rest of the visits. They also demonstrated a stable level of behavior when their parents remained in the dental operatory