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Comparative Evaluation of Using Binaural Noise and Virtual Reality in Dental Management of Anxious Children: An In Vivo Study.

International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · Bali PK, Sinha T, Kenchappa M, Bharath KP, Sharma D, Balehosur DV · 2026-06-01

Researchers compared virtual reality and binaural noise as anxiety-reduction tools for 44 anxious children aged 5–8 undergoing dental treatment, finding that virtual reality produced greater anxiety reduction than binaural noise or standard care, with binaural noise providing moderate benefit.

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