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RCTs - Protocols/Proposals (eHealth) (691) Serious Games for Health and Medicine (815) Dental Sciences (178) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (781) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1352) Dental Education and Training for Dentists and Dental Students (54)

Published on in Vol 12 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/49956, first published .
Effects of a Virtual Reality Game on Children’s Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a Virtual Reality Game on Children’s Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a Virtual Reality Game on Children’s Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Wenjia Wu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sylvie Le May2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicole Hung2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Olivier Fortin2 Author Orcid Image ;   Christine Genest3, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Maxime Francoeur2 Author Orcid Image ;   Estelle Guingo2, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Kate St-Arneault2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Annie Sylfra2 Author Orcid Image ;   An Kateri Vu2 Author Orcid Image ;   Janick Carmel2 Author Orcid Image ;   Laurence Lessard2 Author Orcid Image ;   Stephany Cara-Slavich2 Author Orcid Image ;   Katheryn De Koven7 Author Orcid Image ;   Julie Paquette2 Author Orcid Image ;   Hunter Hoffman8 Author Orcid Image ;   Marie-Eve Asselin1 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

  1. Mohammadi M, Arani L, Kashani A, Amiri S, Nickfarjam A. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children Aged 6–12: A Randomized Clinical Trial. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2025;35(6):1124 View
  2. Fallea A, L’Episcopo S, Palmigiano A, Lanza G, Ferri R. Odontophobia Across the Lifespan: Clinical Perspectives, Vulnerable Populations, and Inclusive Strategies for Dental Anxiety Management. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2025;14(16):5766 View
  3. Gardner J, Markopoulos V, Wu W, Gilbert G, Pelletier D, Fafard C, Gagné A, Guingo E, Genest C, Asselin M, Ouimet P, St-Arneault K, Le May S. Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Game on Children’s Fear and Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2026;15:e83672 View
  4. Prasad P. The role of artificial intelligence in diagnosing pediatric dental disorders—a narrative review. Frontiers in Dental Medicine 2026;6 View