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Effect of virtual reality and earplug temporal tap technique in reducing gag reflex in pediatric patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K089- Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: R00-R99- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/11/047414
Lead Sponsor
Mehek Gandhi
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Children with gag severity index score 2 or more on initial examination and diagnostic intervention.

Children who require making of alginate impressions.

Exclusion Criteria

Medically compromised children.

Children with gag severity index score less than 2.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduction in gag reflex recorded using gag prevention index using virtual reality device and earplug temporal tap technique at 0sec, 30sec and 1 min time interval during impression making.Timepoint: Recorded in each patient included during the course of the study.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduction in anxiety level will be recorded using pulse oximeter to measure heart rate and oxygen saturation. <br/ ><br>Patients experience will be recorded using faces version of modified child dental anxiety scale.Timepoint: Recorded in each patient included during the course of the study.
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