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SynthesisOral and maxillofacial surgery2024

Does virtual reality reduce anxiety and pain in patients undergoing third molar surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Saulo Gabriel Moreira Falci, Laura Jordana Santos Lima, Isabela de Sá Oliveira, Marco Túllio Becheleni, Herberth Campos Silva, Endi Lanza Galvão, Glaciele Maria de Souza

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Synthesis in Oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Saulo Gabriel Moreira FalciDepartment of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Gloria street, 187, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil.
Laura Jordana Santos LimaDepartment of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Gloria street, 187, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil.
Isabela de Sá OliveiraDepartment of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Gloria street, 187, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil.
Marco Túllio BecheleniDepartment of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Gloria street, 187, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil.
Herberth Campos SilvaDepartment of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Gloria street, 187, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil.
Endi Lanza GalvãoDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Gloria street, 187, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil.
Glaciele Maria de SouzaDepartment of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Gloria street, 187, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil. glacieledtna@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to systematically review the literature to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality in reducing anxiety and pain in patients undergoing third molar surgeries. Clinical trials evaluating patients who used virtual reality (VR) compared with no VR in the management of pain or anxiety after third molar extractions were included. A literature search was conducted in five electronic databases to identify relevant articles: Medline (PubMed interface), Web of Science, Virtual Health Library, Embase, and Scopus. There were no restrictions on the time or language of publication. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for Randomised Trials (RoB 2.0). A total of six studies were included in the qualitative analysis and three in the quantitative analysis. The results of the meta-analyses on anxiety revealed that patients in the intervention group before VR already showed less anxiety compared to those in the control group (-0.28 [-0.44 to -0.13, 95%CI] I²=24.51%. In the post-intervention evaluation, the group that received VR remained with a lower level of anxiety and a slight reduction compared to the pre-intervention. (-0.34 [-0.49 to -0.19, 95%CI] I²=36.61%. Virtual reality can be a clinical resource in dental care because it seems to cause a small reduction in anxiety, and with still uncertain results in the reduction of postoperative pain in extractions of third molars.

Indexed as

Dental AnxietyMolar, ThirdPostoperative PainTooth ExtractionVirtual RealityHumansAnxietyExodontiaThird molarVirtual reality

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PMID38834821

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