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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect and the safety of a short course of diazepam on controlling SB in healthy children.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n In this double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial, 109 children with SB were randomly assigned to three groups, receiving low or moderate dose of diazepam or placebo for 2 weeks. For children aged 2\u20138 years, the dose of 2.5 and 5 mg was considered as low and moderate dose consequently. In children >8 years, the doses were doubled. The severity of SB was evaluated at the beginning and also 2, 8, and 12 weeks thereafter. Data were collected by a questionnaire completed by parents including frequency of SB per week and per night and duration of each SB, as bruxism severity score (BSS). A mixed-model ANOVA was used to assess the differences of mean BSS between different groups and measurement times.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n From 109 children recruited, 90 completed the study. After 2 weeks of intervention, the mean BSS decreased significantly in all groups (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.0001), but it was not significantly different between groups in any of follow-ups (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.554). Next-day sleepiness was assessed at week 2 of the study and was significantly higher in the groups using diazepam (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.026).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Short course of diazepam was not more effective than placebo for long-term control of SB in children.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jrms.jrms_131_18","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,30]],"date-time":"2019-01-30T23:53:06Z","timestamp":1548892386000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["The efficacy of low and moderate dosage of diazepam on sleep bruxism in children: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Seyyed-Nassereddin","family":"Mostafavi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 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