Virtual Reality Distraction and Dental Anxiety Among Anxious Pediatric Patients
Children's Dental Anxiety
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Children's Dental Anxiety focused on measuring Dental anxiety, heart rate, salivary cortisol, virtual reality
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 6- to 14-year-old. Healthy. With a history of previous dental treatment. High dental anxiety (high score on a modified version of Abeer Children Dental Anxiety Scale (M-ACDAS)). Exclusion Criteria: Visual or auditory deficits. History of epilepsy, and/or anxiety disorder. Non-Arabic speaking children.
Sites / Locations
- King Abdulaziz University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Virtual Reality distraction (VRD)
control group
In the VRD group, participants wore a VRD device and watched a previously selected favorite cartoon during the prophylactic dental treatment.
In the control group, participants received their treatment while watching a previously selected favorite cartoon on a regular screen.