Reducing the anxiety of adults during dental avulsions with virtual reality: a randomized controlled trial | Journal of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery

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Table III

Analyzes based on absolute delta STAI-YA.

	Delta absolu STAI-YA		p-value
	≥−8	<−8
Gender women	34 (46.6)	14 (43.8)	0.789
First dental avulsion (local anesthesia)	35 (47.9)	14 (43.8)	0.692
Age	38.4 ± 19.7	40.1 ± 18.6	0.685
First experience with VR	45 (61.6)	20 (62.5)	0.934
Tobacco	26 (35.6)	18 (56.3)	0.049
Cannabis	2 (2.7)	5 (15.6)	0.026
Anxiolytics	4 (5.5)	1 (3.1)	0.681
Dental anxiety	15 (20.5)	21 (65.6)	<0.001
Group with VR	33 (45.2)	22 (68.8)	0.026
Absolute delta VAS < −2	8 (11.0)	22 (68.8)	0.007

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; VAS = Visual analogue scale (anxiety); absolute delta VAS = Score VAS (during) − score VAS (before); 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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