Comparison of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine and Oral Midazolam for Premedication in Pediatric Dental Patients under General Anesthesia: A Randomised Clinical Trial

Table 1

Comparison of demographic information, duration of operation, and duration of anesthesia between the groups.

	DEX group	MID group	value
	n = 30	n = 30
Age (years)	4.56 ± 0.59	4.79 ± 0.48	0.65
Weight (kg)	15.12 ± 2.14	14.87 ± 1.56	0.72
Gender (male/female)	16 : 14	15 : 15	0.49
Duration of operation (h)	2.59 ± 0.65	2.34 ± 0.71	0.28
Duration of anesthesia (h)	2.85 ± 0.49	2.62 ± 0.62	0.37

Note: data are expressed as mean ± SD or the number of children. Significant differences are at . Abbreviations:DEX: dexmedetomidine; MID: midazolam.