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Table I

Characteristics of patients.

  VR VR+ p
Gender women 22 (44.0) 26 (47.3) 0.737
First dental avulsion (local anesthesia) 18 (36.0) 31 (56.4) 0.037
Age 43.7±21.6 34.6±15.9 0.016
First experience with VR 34 (68.0) 31 (56.4) 0.220
Tobacco 20 (40.0) 24 (43.6) 0.706
Cannabis 3 (6.0) 4 (7.3) 1.000
Anxiolytics 3 (6.0) 2 (3.6) 0.667
Dental anxiety 16 (32.0) 20 (36.4) 0.638
Score STAI-YA before the intervention 39.8±12.7 45.0±12.8 0.040
VAS before the intervention 4.1±3.0 4.8±2.3 0.188
Chronic diseases 24 (48.0) 14 (25.5) 0.016
Workers 33 (66.0) 42 (76.4) 0.094
Without activity 6 (12.0) 9 (16.4)  
Retired 11 (22.0) 4 (7.3)  
Students 6 (12.0) 9 (16.4) 0.523

n (%); m ± sd; p = p-value.

First dental avulsion = number of patients who have never had dental avulsions under local anesthesia before; VR = virtual reality STAI-YA = State Trait Anxiety Inventory − Stat VAS = Visual analogue scale (anxiety); Tobacco/cannabis = number of patients who consume tobacco/cannabis.

Anxiolytics = number of patients who consume anxiolytics daily.

Workers = number of patients who work.

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