Virtual reality for anxiety during wisdom tooth extraction
Treatments studied
Part of Mental health, Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This study tests whether wearing a virtual reality headset during wisdom tooth removal can help reduce anxiety. It is for generally healthy adults who are having multiple wisdom teeth extracted.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You need to have at least 4 wisdom teeth (or at least 2 lower wisdom teeth) removed.
- You are generally healthy (classified as ASA 1 or 2).
- You do not have severe anxiety that would normally require medication or general anesthesia for the procedure.
- You are not claustrophobic, do not have vision or hearing problems, and do not smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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