Effect of Virtual Reality on Dental Patients

University of Salamanca

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Anxiety, Dental; Child Behavior Problem

Treatments: Device: virtual reality in dental patients

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04942145

Dental virtual reality

Details and patient eligibility

About

Clinicians should appreciate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) headsets for managing both the anxiety and the behaviour of dental patients. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of using a VR headset as a distraction for managing the anxiety and behaviour of patients during their dental treatment related to underlying psychological factors.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy volunteers with dental needs.
• Children with parental consent

Exclusion criteria

• patients with cognitive impairments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual Reality Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

With virtual reality. In order to relate the following variables with the effectiveness in reducing dental anxiety.MDAS TEST (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) FIS TEST (Facial Imagen Scale) Revised Neo Personality Test (NEO-FFI) Brief Cope Inventory, (coping strategies)

Treatment:

Device: virtual reality in dental patients

Control Grooup

Experimental group

Description:

Without virtual reality. In order to relate the following variables with the effectiveness in reducing dental anxiety.MDAS TEST (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) FIS TEST (Facial Imagen Scale) Revised Neo Personality Test (NEO-FFI) Brief Cope Inventory, (coping strategies)

Treatment:

Device: virtual reality in dental patients