VR simulator may sharpen dental Students' needle skills
NCT ID NCT07653854
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a virtual reality simulator helps dental students learn how to give a numbing injection in the jaw better than traditional teaching methods. 132 third-year dental students were split into two groups: one used a VR simulator, the other received standard instruction. Researchers measured changes in knowledge, confidence, and anxiety before and after training.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Virtual reality simulator training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that VR training improves dental students' skills and confidence before they work on real patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed educational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all dental schools or guarantee better real-world performance.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi
Konya, 42090, Turkey (Türkiye)
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