Discussion
To identify the safer and more effective sedative for use in pediatric dentistry, various dosages and routes of administration have been explored for multiple sedative drugs [Dexmedetomidine can be used as an adjunct to benzodiazepines [Our results confirmed that the onset time of sedation was significantly longer in DM group (17.5 ± 2.4 min) than in M group (15.7 ± 1.8) (The strengths of this study included its enrollment of patients who received sedation for the first time, to avoid the influence of past negative dental sedation experiences on the results of the trial. Notably, an unpleasant sedation intervention may affect the success of subsequent interventions [However, this study was limited in that we relied on the provision of post-sedation data from parents. This may have permitted bias and variation in feedback, due to differences in parental understanding of the observer’s questions. In addition, this study had a small patient sample and we did not stratify children according to psychological development. However, psychological characteristics may affect the sedation behavior of children [