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Nature vs. art: which virtual world calms dental patients best?

NCT ID NCT07819123

Symptom relief Sponsor: Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

Researchers are testing whether the type of virtual reality content affects anxiety in adults undergoing surgical removal of an impacted wisdom tooth. Seventy-five patients with high dental anxiety are randomly assigned to view either nature scenes or an art gallery through a VR headset during surgery, or to receive standard care without VR. The study measures anxiety and physical stress markers before, during, and after the procedure to see if one VR content works better than the other.

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Active substance
virtual reality content (nature-based or art-gallery)
What this could lead to
If one type of virtual reality content calms patients more than another, dentists could choose specific scenes to make wisdom tooth surgery less stressful without drugs.
What could go wrong
The trial is small and focuses on one type of dental surgery in anxious adults, so the results may not apply to other procedures or patients. Virtual reality may not help everyone, and some people may find the headset uncomfortable.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

75 people

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Started

Oct 2025

Finished

Jun 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 40 years

Sex

Anyone

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 40 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I * Presence of an impacted mandibular third molar for which surgical removal was indicated * Pell and Gregory Class II, position B impaction * Vertical or mesioangular impaction according to Winter's classification * Preoperative Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) score of 11 or higher * Ability to understand the study procedures and complete the questionnaires * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * A systemic or psychiatric condition considered likely to influence anxiety responses * Regular use of medication that could alter anxiety or autonomic responses * Use of antipsychotic or anxiolytic medication * Smoking 10 or more cigarettes per day * Previous surgical removal of an impacted tooth * Acute infection in the operative region * Pregnancy * Severe visual or hearing impairment that could prevent adequate virtual reality exposure * Inability to tolerate or correctly use the virtual reality headset * Surgical duration exceeding 30 minutes * Withdrawal of consent at any stage of the study

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Dental anxiety Impacted mandibular third molar

Contacts and locations

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  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Faculty of Dentistry

    Rize, Rize Province, 53020, Turkey (Türkiye)

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