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

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.

NCT Number	NCT07273968
Lead Sponsor	University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Conditions	Dental Anxiety, Third Molar Extraction, Oral Surgery
Enrollment	60 participants
Start Date	2026-03-01
Primary Completion	2027-09-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-09-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-12-10