ASSESSMENT OF VITAL SIGNS IN PEDIATRIC DENTAL SEDATION USING CHLORAL HYDRATE AND HYDROXYZINE

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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 2002;29(3):455-462.
Published online August 31, 2002.

ASSESSMENT OF VITAL SIGNS IN PEDIATRIC DENTAL SEDATION USING CHLORAL HYDRATE AND HYDROXYZINE

소아환자에서 chloral hydrate와 hydroxyzine을 사용한 진정치료 시 생징후 평가

이주현, 박호원

강릉대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실

Abstract

Currently, the ages of the patients visiting dental hospital for dental care are becoming younger and the interest in the treatment for the handicapped and incapable of cooperation children increases. As a method for treatment of these patients, the sedation treatment is considered. A dental sedation using chloral hydrate and hydroxyzine of them were used widely and for a long time. In this study, the samples were consisted of incapable of cooperation or very young children required treatment of restoration under local anesthesia. Then, the vital signs were accessed in pediatric dental sedation using the combination of chloral hydrate and hydroxyzine. As a result of this study, the vital signs were little different in pediatric dental sedation using the combination of chloral hydrate and hydroxyzine. Simply, the respiration rate and pulse rate decreased according to sleeping of patients. Therefore, the sedation using the combination of chloral hydrate and hydroxyzine induced to appropriate sedation in incapable of cooperation or very young children with little effects of vital signs.

Key Words: Chloral hydrate, Hydroxyzine, Vital signs