NCT06629870

Dental Anxiety During Restorative Dental Treatment

Evaluation of the Effect of Hypnotherapy, Virtual Reality and Mindfulness Applications on Dental Anxiety During Restorative Dental Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Anxiety refers to behavioural disorders associated with excessive fear and anxiety. Dental anxiety refers to excessive fear and anxiety at the thought of going to the dentist. This may cause patients to avoid dental treatments and may adversely affect oral health. This study aims to evaluate the effects of hypnotherapy, virtual reality distraction and mindfulness-based meditation practices on dental anxiety during restorative dental treatment.

Conditions

• Hypnotherapy
• Virtual Reality
• Mindfulness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	virtual reality	patients who received distraction using virtual reality glasses
OTHER	control group	no any anxiety-reducing application
OTHER	hypnotherapy	patients receiving hypnotherapy
OTHER	mindfulness	patients who underwent mindfulness-based meditation

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-26
• Primary completion: 2024-02-29
• Completion: 2024-05-29
• First posted: 2024-10-08
• Last updated: 2024-10-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)