Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Eyeglasses as a Distraction Aid to Reduce Anxiety among 6–10-year-old Children Undergoing Dental Extraction Procedure
| Autor: | Devendra Patil, Paloni B. Koticha, Farhin Katge, Shilpa Shetty |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pulse rate Oxygen saturation medicine.medical_treatment Group ii Orthodontics Virtual reality Audiovisual 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Distraction medicine Venham picture test Anxiety level 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry 030206 dentistry Pain management Dental extraction Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Physical therapy Periodontics Anxiety Virtual reality eyeglasses Oral Surgery medicine.symptom business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry |
| ISSN: | 0975-1904 0974-7052 |
| Popis: | Introduction Distraction is commonly used nonpharmacologic pain management technique by pedodontists to manage pain and anxiety. There are some new techniques which uses audiovideo stimulation and distract the patient by exposing him or her to three-dimensional videos. These techniques are referred to as virtual reality audiovisual systems. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality eyeglasses as a distraction aid to reduce anxiety of children undergoing extraction procedure. Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality eyeglasses as a distraction aid to reduce anxiety of children undergoing dental extraction procedure. Materials and methods Thirty children of age 6-10 years (n = 60) with bilateral carious primary molars indicated for extraction were randomly selected and divided into two groups of 30 each. The first one was group I (VR group) (n = 30) and group II (control group) (n = 30). Anxiety was measured by using Venham's picture test, pulse rate and oxygen saturation. Anxiety level between group I and group II was assessed using paired "t" test. Results The mean pulse rate values after extraction procedure in group I were 107.833 ± 1.356 and group II were 108.4 ± 0.927 respectively. The pulse rate values in intergroup comparison were found statistically significant p = 0.03. Conclusion The virtual reality used as a distraction technique improves the physiologic parameters of children aged 6-10 years but does not reduce the patient's self-reported anxiety according to Venham's picture test used. How to cite this article Koticha P, Katge F, et al. Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Eyeglasses as a Distraction Aid to Reduce Anxiety among 6-10-year-old Children Undergoing Dental Extraction Procedure. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2019;12(4):297-302. |
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