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Dental Anxiety and Pain During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Children: the Effects of Two Distraction Techniques

NCT06788301 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 158

Last updated 2025-01-23

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Summary

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) and external cooling and vibration distraction techniques on dental anxiety and pain in children during inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB).

Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled parallel arm trial included 120 children aged between 6-12 years old who required IANB. Children were randomly divided following three groups: Group I: VR eyeglasses, Group II: Buzzy® device, and Group 3: Control (conventional behavior management technique). Dental anxiety levels were measured by the pulse rate and oxygen saturation level before, during, and after IANB procedure. Pain perception during IANB procedure was assessed using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Scale, Wong Baker Faces Scale (WBS), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Conditions

  • Dental Anxiety
  • Pain
  • Distraction Methods
  • Local Anesthesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block

local anesthesia administration (inferior alveolar nerve block)

DEVICE

VR eyeglasses

VR eyeglasses was used to distarct patients from dental environment during inferior alveolar nerve block.

DEVICE

Buzzy device

Buzzy device was used to distarct patients from dental environment during inferior alveolar nerve block.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pamukkale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arif Bolaca, Dr. · Pamukkale University Faculty of Dentistry

  • Aybüke ipek Atik, Dr. · Pamukkale University Faculty of Dentistry

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-20
Primary Completion
2023-04-20
Completion
2023-04-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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