Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Anxiety Control During Impacted Molar Tooth Surgery

September 4, 2025 updated by: EDA İZGİ, Kutahya Health Sciences University

Evaluation of the Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Controlling Dental Anxiety During the Surgical Extraction of Impacted Lower Third Molar Teeth

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality distraction therapy using virtual reality glasses in reducing dental anxiety during the surgical extraction of impacted lower third molar teeth.The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Is the use of the virtual reality distraction during the procedure effective on perceived pain and anxiety?
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of the virtual reality distraction based on initial anxiety test scores.
  • Does the use of the virtual reality headset cause difficulties for the clinician in performing the procedure?

Patients will undergo anxiety tests before surgery.

Pre-operative vital signs will be recorded.

The procedure will be performed either with or without virtual reality glasses, according to the randomly assigned groups.

Post-operative vital signs will be recorded.

At the end of the procedure, all patients will undergo anxiety tests and verbal rating scales.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
      • Kütahya, Turkey (Türkiye), 43020
        • Kutahya Health Science University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

- Healthy volunteers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being over 18 years old
  • Being systemically healthy
  • Needing surgical extraction treatment of impacted lower third molar (in mesioangular position according to Tetsch and Wagner Classification)
  • Having a score of 11 or higher on the dental anxiety scale

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of seizures or convulsive disorders
  • Balance disorders such as nystagmus or vertigo
  • Use of psychotropic medications
  • Undergoing treatment for anxiety
  • Patients with psychiatric disorders
  • Presence of dermatological lesions, especially around the face and eyes
  • Presence of any lesion in the eye that would prevent the use of virtual reality
  • Presence of systemic diseases and medication use contraindicating surgical extraction of impacted teeth

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Virtual reality application
Application of virtual reality glasses during surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars.
Procedure: Surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars.
Surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars in the mesioangular position, according to the Tetsch and Wagner classification
No application
No application of virtual reality glasses during surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars.
Procedure: Surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars.
Surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars in the mesioangular position, according to the Tetsch and Wagner classification

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Modified Dental Anxiety Scale Scores
Time Frame: Baseline
In patients with and without the use of virtual reality glasses, the dental anxiety scale and verbal rating scales evaluating their experience during the treatment will be applied.
Baseline
Heart rate measurements
Time Frame: During the operation
In patients with and without the use of virtual reality glasses, heart rate will be monitored before, during, and after the treatment.
During the operation
Blood pressure measurements
Time Frame: During the operation
In patients with and without the use of virtual reality glasses, blood pressure will be monitored before, during, and after the treatment.
During the operation
Oxygen saturation measurements
Time Frame: During the operation
In patients with and without the use of virtual reality glasses, saturation will be monitored before, during, and after the treatment.
During the operation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dentist feedback
Time Frame: Baseline
Verbal rating scales will be applied to the dentist to evaluate the potential difficulties associated with the use of virtual reality distraction.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Eda İzgi, Kütahya University of Health Sciences

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 10, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 22, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

September 11, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 4, 2025

Last Verified

September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KutahyaHSU/Edaİzgi/001

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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