Behavioral changes of children after Vallergan R premedication

ABSTRACT

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