Comparison between the analgesic effectiveness and patients’ preference for virtual reality vs. topical anesthesia gel during the administration of local anesthesia in adult dental patients: a randomized clinical study

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 23608 - 7
• Main Authors: Almugait, May, AbuMostafa, Ammar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 08.12.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/700; 692/700/3032; Administration, Topical; Adult; Analgesics; Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Local; Computer applications; Dental Anxiety; Dental Health Services; Female; Gingiva; Heart Rate; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Injection; Local anesthesia; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth; multidisciplinary; Pain; Pain Measurement; Patient Preference; Patients; Premolars; Protective equipment; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Statistical analysis; Virtual Reality; Young Adult

This study aimed to compare the analgesic effectiveness of virtual reality vs. topical anesthesia gel during the administration of local anesthesia (injections to numb the gums) in adult dental patients; as well as to determine which approach is preferred by the patients. Twenty-one adult patients r...