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Trial reportBMC oral health2024

The effect of virtual reality on reducing patients' anxiety and pain during dental implant surgery.

Alireza Ghobadi, Hedaiat Moradpoor, Hamid Sharini, Habibolah Khazaie, Pooya Moradpoor

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Evaluating the use of augmented reality in alleviating anxiety and pain in children during intraoral injection administration: a randomized-controlled trial.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alireza GhobadiStudents Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7373-2734
Hedaiat MoradpoorDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. hedaiat.moradpoor@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-8038
Hamid ShariniDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3375-2546
Habibolah KhazaieSleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-9753
Pooya MoradpoorDepartment of business management, Central Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9423-4444

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDental anxiety and pain pose serious problems for both patients and dentists. One of the most stressful and frightening dental procedures for patients is dental implant surgery; that even hearing its name causes them stress. Virtual reality (VR) distraction is an effective intervention used by healthcare professionals to help patients cope with unpleasant procedures. Our aim is to evaluate the use of high-quality VR and natural environments on dental implant patients to determine the effect on reducing pain and anxiety.

methodsSeventy-three patients having two dental implant surgeries participated in a randomized controlled trial. One surgery was with VR, and one was without. Anxiety was measured with the the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale tests. The pain was measured with the Numerical Rating Scales. Patient satisfaction, surgeon distress, memory vividness, and time perception were evaluated. Physiological data were collected with biofeedback and neurofeedback device.

resultsVR effectively reduced anxiety and pain compared to no VR. Physiological data validated the questionnaire results. Patient satisfaction increased, with 90.4% willing to reuse VR. VR reduced time perception and memory vividness.

conclusionPsychometric and psychophysiological assessments showed that VR successfully reduced patient pain and anxiety. More dental clinicians should use VR technology to manage patient anxiety and pain.

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Dental ImplantsVirtual RealityAnxietyHumansPainPain ManagementDental ImplantsAnxietyBiofeedbackDentistryImplantPainVirtual reality

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PMID38317209
PMCPMC10845398

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