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The effect of virtual reality glasses on dental anxiety during scaling and root planing in patients with periodontitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial.
- Source :
- International Journal of Dental Hygiene; Aug2024, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p749-757, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of virtual reality distraction (VRD) on dental anxiety during scaling and root planing (SRP) in periodontitis patients. Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled split‐mouth study included 60 patients who scored 9 or above on the dental anxiety scale (DAS) and required SRP in at least two quadrants with at least five teeth and two sites with a probing depth of ≥4 mm. Randomly chosen quadrants were treated using virtual reality glasses, and other quadrants were treated without glasses at the same visit. During VRD, a video of nature scenes was projected onto the screen in front of the patient's eyes. DAS and a visual analogue scale about patient feelings were applied at the end of the procedure. Results: With VRD, the scale value of pain and discomfort level (VASP) was significantly reduced (p = 0.01, d = 0.57). Starting treatment without glasses significantly decreased VASP in both control and test sides (p = 0.00, d = 0.85; p = 0.00, d = 0.80, respectively) and increased the sensation of immersion and realism (p = 0.03, d = 0.45; p = 0.02, d = 0.46, respectively). Intraoperative and postoperative DAS values were significantly lower in patients who started treatment without VRD (p = 0.04, d = 0.34; p = 0.02, d = 0.44, respectively). Of the patients, 63.3% preferred VRD in the subsequent treatment. While patient preference did not correlate with sex, it correlated with age (r = −0.48, p = 0.01). Conclusions: The VRD and initiating SRP procedure with VRD affected the pain and discomfort level in anxious periodontitis patients. In addition, the anxiety level was also affected by starting the procedure with glasses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PERIODONTITIS treatment
VIRTUAL reality equipment
DENTAL scaling
AUDIOVISUAL materials
ACADEMIC medical centers
T-test (Statistics)
DATA analysis
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
TREATMENT effectiveness
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
SURGICAL therapeutics
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MANN Whitney U Test
CHI-squared test
TOOTH root planing
DISTRACTION
INTRAOPERATIVE awareness
STATISTICS
FEAR of dentists
POSTOPERATIVE period
DATA analysis software
OPTICAL head-mounted displays
EVALUATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16015029
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Dental Hygiene
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178558336
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/idh.12788