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 In July 2001, the American Dental Association released a
study on the "Effects of Audiovisual Distraction During Dental Prophylaxis".
Results: Subjects reported less anxiety and discomfort when using the A/V eyeglass system than when they did not. Most subjects preferred to use the A/V equipment rather than receive traditional treatment. The clinician experienced no significant technical interference during the use of the A/V devise. The use of the A/V eyeglasses led to decreased treatment time in the first one-half of the procedure. The system appeared to lead to some decreases in the physiological parameters over the course of treatment, with the highest systolic blood pressure occurring after the condition with no use of A/V glasses.
 Conclusions: A virtual image A/V system is beneficial in the reduction of fear, pain and procedure time for most dental prophylaxis patients.
Similar studies have been conducted on burn patients during rehabilitation treatment. "Burn wounds are widely considered to be among the most painful injuries a person can endure. So, techniques that prove effective for treating burn pain will likely prove effective for dental pain, pain from brief painful cancer procedures, situations where the patient needs to be conscious, or where the medical procedure is too frequent to use general anesthesia. These preliminary results support the notion that VR might prove invaluable for pain control." (The Clinical Journal of Pain, June 2000.)
The information provided in this flyer contains only a small sampling of the amazing results and statistics gathered from these studies.
Dental offices around the country and overseas should embrace this state-of-the-art technology for use in their own practices.
For information on how to order a 3D-VR Distraction System for the benefit of your patients, call:
RJTaylor Enterprises
Phoenix, Arizona (623) 930-9949
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