虚拟现实作为减少儿童牙科手术中的焦虑的非药理学辅助
Laria-Maria Trusculescu1, Dana Emanuela Pitic1, Andreea Sălcudean2
1Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 29, 2025
概括
虚拟现实 (VR) 在简单的手术过程中有效地减少了儿童的牙焦虑. 这项技术提供了令人放松,沉浸式的体验,提高了患者的舒适度和儿童牙科的合作.
科学领域:
- 儿科牙科 儿科牙科
- 人与计算机的交互
- 心理生理学 心理生理学
背景情况:
- 牙焦虑在儿童中很普遍,往往需要药理干预.
- 对于儿科牙科患者来说,传统的焦虑管理技术可能不足.
- 虚拟现实 (VR) 是一种非药物治疗方法,可以缓解牙科的恐惧.
研究的目的:
- 评估虚拟现实 (VR) 在减少儿科牙科患者焦虑方面的有效性.
- 评估VR在例行牙科手术中作为减轻焦虑的工具的潜力.
- 探索VR在提高患者舒适性和合作方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 接受轻微牙科治疗的儿童配备了可穿戴设备来监测生理压力指标 (脉,汗水).
- 在VR暴露之前收集了基线压力数据,随后在牙科手术前和期间在VR沉浸期间收集数据.
- 虚拟现实环境包括自然场景和动画卡通,旨在诱导放松.
主要成果:
- 物理压力标志物,包括心率和出汗,在VR使用期间显著下降.
- 与没有VR的基线测量相比,儿童表现出更平静的行为和减少的压力反应.
- 虚拟现实沉浸与牙科手术期间改善患者放松相关.
结论:
- 虚拟现实 (VR) 显示出作为减少儿童牙科环境中的焦虑和压力的有效干预措施的承诺.
- 虚拟现实为传统焦虑管理策略提供了一个引人入胜的,沉浸式的替代方案或补充.
- 进一步的研究可能会探索VR的潜力,以取代局部麻醉,以减少侵入性的儿科牙科治疗.
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