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Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of Virtual Reality on Reducing Patients' Anxiety During Wisdom Teeth Extraction

Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07273968

Registry updated: 2026-08-20

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Description

Dental anxiety is common during third molar extractions and may exacerbate pain perception. Local anesthesia does not prevent exposure to stress-inducing stimuli. Virtual reality (VR) combined with hypnotic scripts (HypnoVR®) provides immersive multisensory distraction. This study tests whether VR reduces perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain compared to local anesthesia alone.

Interventions

Virtual reality HypnoVR® (VR headset + hypnotic software) (Device)
CE-marked class I device combining VR immersion with hypnotic text and music therapy to reduce anxiety and pain during oral surgery.
Control Group (No VR) (Other)
local anesthesia alone (no VR)

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria: * Age 18-65 * Indication for extraction of 4 wisdom teeth or ≥2 mandibular wisdom teeth * ASA I-II * Written informed consent. Exclusion criteria: * Visual/hearing impairment * Psychiatric disorders or psychotropics (\<8 weeks) * Claustrophobia * Heavy smoking \>10 cig/day * Previous radiotherapy (jaw) * ASA III-IV * Pregnancy * Antithrombotic therapy * Chemotherapy * Bisphosphonates * Uncontrolled diabetes * Severe anxiety requiring GA or pharmacological sedation * No health insurance affiliation.

Conditions

Dental Anxiety Third Molar Extraction Oral Surgery

Locations

Pierre KLIENKOFF — Strasbourg, France

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