Management of fear and anxiety in the dental clinic: a review

JM Armfield, LJ Heaton - Australian dental journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
People who are highly anxious about undergoing dental treatment comprise approximately
one in seven of the population and require careful and considerate management by dental …

Virtual reality as a distraction intervention to relieve pain and distress during medical procedures: a comprehensive literature review

P Indovina, D Barone, L Gallo, A Chirico… - The Clinical journal …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: This review aims to provide a framework for evaluating the utility of virtual reality
(VR) as a distraction intervention to alleviate pain and distress during medical procedures …

The effectiveness of virtual reality distraction for pain reduction: a systematic review

KM Malloy, LS Milling - Clinical psychology review, 2010 - Elsevier
Virtual reality technology enables people to become immersed in a computer-simulated,
three-dimensional environment. This article provides a comprehensive review of controlled …

Virtual reality for management of pain in hospitalized patients: A randomized comparative effectiveness trial

B Spiegel, G Fuller, M Lopez, T Dupuy, B Noah… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Therapeutic virtual reality (VR) has emerged as an effective, drug-free tool for
pain management, but there is a lack of randomized, controlled data evaluating its …

Stress-induced analgesia

RK Butler, DP Finn - Progress in neurobiology, 2009 - Elsevier
For over 30 years, scientists have been investigating the phenomenon of pain suppression
upon exposure to unconditioned or conditioned stressful stimuli, commonly known as stress …

Augmented, virtual and mixed reality in dentistry: a narrative review on the existing platforms and future challenges

R Monterubbianesi, V Tosco, F Vitiello, G Orilisi… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent advancements in digital technologies have led to exponential progress in
dentistry. This narrative review aims to summarize the applications of Augmented Reality …

Virtual reality approaches to pain: toward a state of the science

Z Trost, C France, M Anam, C Shum - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Virtual reality (VR) applications have emerged as nonpharmacological alternatives or
adjuncts for acute and chronic pain management, with the potential to reduce the need for …

Virtual reality as an adjunctive non-pharmacologic analgesic for acute burn pain during medical procedures

HG Hoffman, GT Chambers, WJ Meyer III… - Annals of behavioral …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Excessive pain during medical procedures is a widespread problem but is
especially problematic during daily wound care of patients with severe burn injuries …

Effects of virtual reality on pain, fear and anxiety during blood draw in children aged 5–12 years old: A randomised controlled study

G Özalp Gerçeker, D Ayar, EZ Özdemir… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim and objectives Virtual reality (VR) can be used during painful procedures in children.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different VR methods on procedure …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality for management of pain in hospitalized patients: results of a controlled trial

VC Tashjian, S Mosadeghi, AR Howard… - JMIR mental …, 2017 - mental.jmir.org
Background: Improvements in software and design and reduction in cost have made virtual
reality (VR) a practical tool for immersive, three-dimensional (3D), multisensory experiences …