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. 2022 Jul;14(Suppl 1):S550-S553.
doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_155_22. Epub 2022 Jul 13.

Propofol's Efficacy and Outcomes on Anxious Children's Behavior in the Course of Dental Therapy: An Interventional Trial

Swati Singh  1 , Nudrat Neyaz  2 , Aditi S Tanwar  3 , Anand N Patil  4 , Asim M Khan  5 , Ateet Kakti  6
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Propofol's Efficacy and Outcomes on Anxious Children's Behavior in the Course of Dental Therapy: An Interventional Trial

Swati Singh et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Introduction: Tranquility therapies have recently been more popular as a means of reducing anxiety amongst children in the course of painful diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. As a result, a variety of techniques (oral tranquility, intravenous (IV) tranquility) have been developed to assist practitioners in order to deal with such instances. The goal of this trial was to see how effective propofol could be in calming anxious youngsters during the course of dental therapy. The interventional investigation was undertaken at the Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital in Jharkhand.

Materials and methods: To assess the outcomes of intravenous propofol on their performance in the course of therapy, 40 children within the age group of 3-6 years pursuing good physical health but uncooperative in nature (negative or definitely negative, bestowing to Frankel's performance scale) were comprised in the study. The performance rating scale was utilized to assess their performance throughout the therapy (BRS). In addition, the point of tranquility was assessed beforehand. Mann-Whitney U test was utilized to equate male and female points of performance along with gradations of drowsiness. The P value for significance was fixed at 0.05.

Results: All participants' performance and point of tranquility in the course of therapy were promising, and therapy was accomplished for everyone. Mann-Whitney U test revealed no statistically significant differences in point of performance, or gradation of drowsiness amid males and females. Pearson's correlation coefficient revealed a strong positive association of therapy time with awakening time.

Conclusion: Intravenous propofol deep tranquility in the presence of an anesthesiologist was found to be beneficial in restraining nervous and recalcitrant youngsters in the course of dental therapy.

Keywords: Anxiety; ketamine; performance rating scale; propofol.

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