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Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of Virtual Reality on Reducing Patients' Anxiety During Wisdom Teeth Extraction

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Started2026-04-10
Est. completion2027-09-01
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07273968

Summary

Dental anxiety is common during third molar extractions and may exacerbate pain perception. Local anesthesia does not prevent exposure to stress-inducing stimuli. Virtual reality (VR) combined with hypnotic scripts (HypnoVR®) provides immersive multisensory distraction. This study tests whether VR reduces perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain compared to local anesthesia alone.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 65 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion criteria:

* Age 18-65
* Indication for extraction of 4 wisdom teeth or ≥2 mandibular wisdom teeth
* ASA I-II
* Written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria:

* Visual/hearing impairment
* Psychiatric disorders or psychotropics (\<8 weeks)
* Claustrophobia
* Heavy smoking \>10 cig/day
* Previous radiotherapy (jaw)
* ASA III-IV
* Pregnancy
* Antithrombotic therapy
* Chemotherapy
* Bisphosphonates
* Uncontrolled diabetes
* Severe anxiety requiring GA or pharmacological sedation
* No health insurance affiliation.

Conditions4

AnxietyDental AnxietyOral SurgeryThird Molar Extraction

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