Virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety: a comprehensive review
ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify, analyze, and summarize the clinical efficacy of virtual reality (VR) distraction therapy for oral treatment in different hospital settings in contrast to medical interventions that induce anxiety and pain. Furthermore, this review aimed to determine the implic...
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| author | Lin Fan Lin Fan Lin Fan Jie Zeng Jie Zeng Jie Zeng Longkuan Ran Longkuan Ran Longkuan Ran Chao Zhang Chao Zhang Chao Zhang Jing Wang Jing Wang Jing Wang Cong Yu Cong Yu Cong Yu Nan Zhao Nan Zhao Nan Zhao |
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| description | ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify, analyze, and summarize the clinical efficacy of virtual reality (VR) distraction therapy for oral treatment in different hospital settings in contrast to medical interventions that induce anxiety and pain. Furthermore, this review aimed to determine the implications for research and clinical practice of VR distraction therapy.DataThis review investigated the clinical efficacy of VR in the oral treatment of procedural pain or anxiety. Quality assessment of the included studies was conducted. A narrative synthesis of the collected data was performed.SourcesLiterature studies from six electronic databases were searched for a comprehensive review, namely, the Cochrane Oral Health’s Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Central), MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science.Study selectionOne thousand five hundred twenty-two patients aged between 0 and 60 years who used VR during dental treatment were included in this review. Among these studies, 8 and 14 studies comprised adult and pediatric patients.ConclusionOverall, the reviewed studies underscore the efficacy of VR to mitigate pain and anxiety in the context of dental treatment. VR is an innovative pain and anxiety management approach that facilitates dental treatment patients to immerse themselves in a virtual world while using distractions to reduce pain and anxiety.Clinical significanceVR is an effective and novel non-pharmacological method of behavioral management that contributes to improving medication safety for dental patients. VR as a distractive approach can reduce the fear associated with medical interventions and prevent severe pain sensitivity, anxiety, and medical avoidance among adults and children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6b228c1d5794cf5a24980f0b47f02882024-03-20T16:31:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2023-12-011010.3389/fmed.2023.12851421285142Virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety: a comprehensive reviewLin Fan0Lin Fan1Lin Fan2Jie Zeng3Jie Zeng4Jie Zeng5Longkuan Ran6Longkuan Ran7Longkuan Ran8Chao Zhang9Chao Zhang10Chao Zhang11Jing Wang12Jing Wang13Jing Wang14Cong Yu15Cong Yu16Cong Yu17Nan Zhao18Nan Zhao19Nan Zhao20Department of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaObjectivesThis study aimed to identify, analyze, and summarize the clinical efficacy of virtual reality (VR) distraction therapy for oral treatment in different hospital settings in contrast to medical interventions that induce anxiety and pain. Furthermore, this review aimed to determine the implications for research and clinical practice of VR distraction therapy.DataThis review investigated the clinical efficacy of VR in the oral treatment of procedural pain or anxiety. Quality assessment of the included studies was conducted. A narrative synthesis of the collected data was performed.SourcesLiterature studies from six electronic databases were searched for a comprehensive review, namely, the Cochrane Oral Health’s Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Central), MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science.Study selectionOne thousand five hundred twenty-two patients aged between 0 and 60 years who used VR during dental treatment were included in this review. Among these studies, 8 and 14 studies comprised adult and pediatric patients.ConclusionOverall, the reviewed studies underscore the efficacy of VR to mitigate pain and anxiety in the context of dental treatment. VR is an innovative pain and anxiety management approach that facilitates dental treatment patients to immerse themselves in a virtual world while using distractions to reduce pain and anxiety.Clinical significanceVR is an effective and novel non-pharmacological method of behavioral management that contributes to improving medication safety for dental patients. VR as a distractive approach can reduce the fear associated with medical interventions and prevent severe pain sensitivity, anxiety, and medical avoidance among adults and children.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1285142/fullvirtual realitydental treatmentdental anxietypainbehavior managementdistraction therapy |
| spellingShingle | Lin Fan Lin Fan Lin Fan Jie Zeng Jie Zeng Jie Zeng Longkuan Ran Longkuan Ran Longkuan Ran Chao Zhang Chao Zhang Chao Zhang Jing Wang Jing Wang Jing Wang Cong Yu Cong Yu Cong Yu Nan Zhao Nan Zhao Nan Zhao Virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety: a comprehensive review Frontiers in Medicine virtual reality dental treatment dental anxiety pain behavior management distraction therapy |
| title | Virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety: a comprehensive review |
| title_full | Virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety: a comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety: a comprehensive review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety: a comprehensive review |
| title_short | Virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety: a comprehensive review |
| title_sort | virtual reality in managing dental pain and anxiety a comprehensive review |
| topic | virtual reality dental treatment dental anxiety pain behavior management distraction therapy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1285142/full |
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