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Virtual Reality Distraction During Restorative Dental Treatment
Sponsor: Qassim University
Summary
This split-mouth randomized clinical trial will evaluate the effect of virtual reality (VR) distraction on pain perception, anxiety, physiological responses, and patient experience during local anaesthesia administration and restorative dental treatment in adults. Participants requiring bilateral Class I restorative treatment will receive treatment with and without VR distraction in randomized order. Pain, anxiety, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and patient-reported experience will be compared between the two conditions to determine whether VR improves patient comfort during routine dental care.
Official title: The Impact of Virtual Reality on Pain Perception and Patients' Experience Following the Administration of Local Anesthesia and Restorative Dental Treatment: Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
13
Start Date
2025-08-25
Completion Date
2026-08-18
Last Updated
2026-08-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual Reality Headset
Participants will wear an immersive virtual reality headset during local anesthesia administration and restorative dental treatment. The virtual reality intervention is used as a non-pharmacological distraction technique to reduce pain perception and anxiety and to improve the overall patient experience during dental treatment.
Standard Dental Treatment
Participants will receive conventional local anesthesia and restorative dental treatment without virtual reality distraction. All clinical procedures will be performed according to the standard treatment protocol and will serve as the control condition for comparison with the virtual reality intervention.
Locations (1)
Professor Muhammad Zubair Ahmad
Ar Rass, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia