ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Assessment of Efficacy of Virtual Reality Distraction in Reducing Pain Perception and Anxiety in Children Aged 6-10 Years: A Behavioral Interventional Study.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Comparative Evaluation of The Effect of Virtual Reality and Screen Programs on Children's Dental Anxiety, Pain and Behavior: A Randomized Cross-Over Clinical Trial
The Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Anxiety Level During Dental Treatment Among Anxious Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The Effect of Augmented Reality Versus Virtual Reality Glasses as Distraction Techniques in Children During the Administration of Local Anesthesia A Randomized Clinical Trial
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- The influence of immersive tools on children's dental anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of Custom-made Social Stories over Ready-made Social Stories in Reducing Dental Anxiety among 3-5-year-old Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Key factors influencing children's cooperation during electromyography: a correlation analysis of Age, gender, and pain management.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Assessment of the Relationship between Crying Patterns, Dental Anxiety, and Behavior Guidance Techniques: A Behavioral Interventional Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
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- Extended Reality (XR) in Pediatric Acute and Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Evidence Gap Map.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Review
- Reviewing Mobile Dental Apps for Children with Cognitive and Physical Impairments and Ideating an App Tailored to Special Healthcare Needs.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Reducing Dental Anxiety Among Children with Special Needs: A Scoping Review with Conceptual Map.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Narrative Review of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Control Anxiety in Pediatric Dentistry.International journal of pediatrics · 2025Review
- Impact of Virtual Reality Intervention on Anxiety and Level of Cooperation in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder during the Dental Examination.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Use of Audiovisual Distraction Tools in the Dental Setting for Pediatric Subjects with Special Healthcare Needs: A Review and Proposal of a Multi-Session Model for Behavioral Management.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of Two Types of Distraction Techniques in the Management of Pain and Anxiety during Dental Treatment in 6-9-year-old Children.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Virtual Reality Distraction: A Novel Behaviour Management Technique.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Review
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- Assessment of Different Distraction Behavioral Methods in Pediatric Dental Clinic: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- The Emerging Role of Virtual Reality as an Adjunct to Procedural Sedation and Anesthesia: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effect of Virtual Reality on Pediatric Pain and Fear During Procedures Involving Needles: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR serious games · 2022Review
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- Psychological behavior management techniques to alleviate dental fear and anxiety in 4-14-year-old children in pediatric dentistry: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Dental research journal · 2022Article
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimThe aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality distraction on pain perception and state anxiety levels undergoing restorative treatment in children. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was an interventional study with 30 children of age 6-10 years came to the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. The intervention was distraction with virtual reality eyeglasses and the parameters considered includes pain perception analyzed subjectively by Wong Baker FACES pain rating scale and objectively by FLACC scale; anxiety was analyzed physiologically by measuring pulse rate and oxygen saturation levels using pulse oximeter. The parameters were recorded before the treatment, i.e., baseline, during and as well as after the restorative treatment procedure. The values noted were tabulated and subjected to appropriate statistical analysis with
resultsThe study displayed a very high statistical significance in reduction of pain perception and anxiety levels in all the comparisons made at three time periods, i.e., baseline, during and after treatment procedure (
conclusionVirtual reality distraction can be considered as a budding distraction tool in the arena of behavior management that helps adapt the child to dental environment and able to deliver qualitative dental care. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Managing an anxious child is one of the challenging tasks for a pediatric dentist in the day-to-day life. As the world progresses with newer interventions, virtual reality distraction is one among them that has the ability to reduce pain perception and anxiety in children with a positive approach. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Rao DG, Havale R, Nagaraj M,
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