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VR simulator may sharpen dental Students' needle skills

NCT ID NCT07653854

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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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

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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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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

132 people

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Started

Aug 2025

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being a third-year student at our Faculty of Dentistry Willingness to participate in the study voluntarily Exclusion Criteria: * Having previously received local anesthesia training using a virtual reality simulator Unwillingness to participate in the study

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Dental education Inferior alveolar nerve block

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi

    Konya, 42090, Turkey (Türkiye)

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