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Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged between 5 and 9 years. * Children with a total score of 39 or higher on the Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS). * Requirement for dental treatment necessitating local anesthesia, such as Class II restorations, pulpotomy, pulpectomy, or extractions. * Systemically healthy children classified as ASA I or ASA II. * Voluntary participation of both the child and the parent, with written informed consent obtained from the parent. * Body weight between 15 and 30 kg, ensuring that the 3-kg weighted blanket corresponds to 10-20% of the child's body weight. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with a CFSS-DS score of 38 or lower. * Presence of intellectual or developmental disabilities. * Presence of visual or hearing impairments. * Presence of neurodevelopmental or neurological disorders, such as epilepsy. * Acute or chronic respiratory diseases. * Neuromuscular or orthopedic conditions that may pose a risk during the use of the weighted blanket. * History of dizziness, nausea, or vertigo associated with virtual reality use. * Refusal of the specific interventions, namely VR glasses or the weighted blanket, by the child or the parent.