Improving dental experiences by using virtual reality distraction: A simulation study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Tanja Dijkstra, Karin ^a   Pahl, Sabine ^a   White, Mathew P ^b   Andrade, Jackie ^a   Qian, Cheng ^c   Bruce, Malcolm ^d   May, Jon ^a   Moles, David R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THEORY OF MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DISTRACTIBILITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NATURAL SCIENCE; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY DISTRACTION; ANXIETY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTISTRY; FOLLOW UP; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY;

EID: 84897973253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091276     Document Type: Article

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