Sedation Versus Protective Stabilization for Pediatric Dental Treatment

Inclusion Criteria

• •Children presenting cavities that need dental restoration
• •ASA I (healthy) or II (mild and controlled systemic disease - persistent asthma, for example) children (ASA, 2015)
• •Medical history without neurological or cognitive impairment
• •Children who do not use medicines that may impair cognitive functions
• •Children at low risk for airway obstruction (Mallampati less than 2 and / or tonsil hypertrophy occupying less than 50% of the oropharynx) (Mallampati et al., 1985)