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Trial reportInternational dental journal2023

Distraction With Virtual Reality Goggles in Paediatric Dental Treatment: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Lior Zaidman, Gal Lusky, Aviv Shmueli, Elinor Halperson, Moti Moskovitz, Diana Ram, Avia Fux-Noy

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International dental journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
11.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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 · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lior ZaidmanFaculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Gal LuskyFaculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Aviv ShmueliFaculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Elinor HalpersonFaculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Moti MoskovitzFaculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Diana RamFaculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Avia Fux-NoyFaculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: fuxavia@gmail.com.
Hadassah Medical Center · ILHebrew University of Jerusalem · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this study was to examine whether screening content through virtual reality (VR) goggles can diminish pain perception during local anaesthesia administered using the inferior alveolar nerve block technique and rubber dam placement in routine paediatric dental treatment. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis is a crossover study of healthy 4- to 12-year-old children who were scheduled to receive local anaesthesia administered using the inferior alveolar nerve block technique and rubber dam placement in 2 visits. The participants were randomly assigned to undergo 1 treatment performed with Oculus GO VR goggles and the other treatment without. Pain was evaluated using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale and the Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS).

resultsThe study group included 29 children with a mean age of 8.29 years (SD, 1.96). Whilst administering local anaesthesia, no significant difference was observed in the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale and in MBPS movements between visits with and without the VR goggles. However, significantly lower pain perception was observed in the other parameters of MBPS when using the VR goggles: Face (P = .007) and Cry (P = .046). During placement of a rubber dam, significantly less pain was reported by the patients (P = .005) and observed by the assessor (Face [P = .005], Cry [P = .029], and Movement [P = 0.028]) when the VR goggles were used.

conclusionsVR can decrease pain perception during rubber dam placement in children, but it has limited benefit during administration of local anaesthesia.

Indexed as

Anesthesia, LocalDental Care for ChildrenPain PerceptionVirtual RealityChildChild, PreschoolCross-Over StudiesEye Protective DevicesHumansPainPediatric DentistryRubber DamsLocal anaesthesiaPaediatric dental carePainRubber damVirtual reality

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PMID35940954
PMCPMC9875280
OpenAlexW4289930777

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