Use of Virtual Reality for the Management of Anxiety and Pain in Dental Treatments: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Nansi López-ValverdeJorge Muriel FernándezAntonio López-ValverdeLuis F Valero JuanJuan Manuel RamírezJavier Flores FraileJulio Herrero PayoLeticia A Blanco AntonaBruno Macedo de SousaManuel BravoPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
The findings of the meta-analysis show that VR is an effective distraction method to reduce pain and anxiety in patients undergoing a variety of dental treatments; however, further research on VR as a tool to prepare patients for dental treatment is required because of the scarcity of studies in this area.
Keyphrases
- virtual reality
- chronic pain
- systematic review
- oral health
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- meta analyses
- randomized controlled trial
- patient reported outcomes
- depressive symptoms
- replacement therapy
- combination therapy