Quality of Life and Outcome of treatment under inhalation sedation
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Outcome of treatment and changes in quality of life with treatment under inhalation sedation
IRAS ID
149819
Contact name
Ahmed S. Altimimi
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leeds
Research summary
Not all children can manage to have dental treatment done under local anaesthesia. Fear from dental treatment in young children can be a common occurrence. Therefore, paediatric dentists must be skilled in various behaviour management techniques, both drug based and non-drug based. Treatment under inhalation sedation involving a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen has been gaining some popularity. This method, although a valid behaviour management technique, should not be seen as a 'one size fits all' technique and the decision to use inhalation sedation should be made on the individual bases. Coulthard and co-authors developed a tool to aid in the assessment of sedation need in 2011 called the Indicator of Sedation Need (IOSN). This tool has mainly been used on adult patients. However, a previously conducted pilot study developed a paediatric version of the IOSN (p-IOSN). Another important aspect of sedation to consider is the impact it may have on the quality of life of the child. Although some studies have assessed the effect general anaesthesia has on the quality of life, none was done to assess the effect inhalation sedation has. The aim of this study is to assess the treatment outcome of inhalation sedation for comprehensive dental care within the hospital dental services by utilizing the p-IOSN and the effect sedation has on the quality of life. It will be done in two parts:
1.Prospective study following up on patients referred to the School of Dentistry for treatment under sedation using the p-IOSN from July 2014 to July 2015
2. Quality of life assessment using the Child Oral Health Impact Profile Short-form (COHIP-SF19) before and 2 weeks after their last appointment under sedation.REC name
West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/WM/1019
Date of REC Opinion
24 Jun 2014
REC opinion
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