Table 2 Heart rate before and after the treatment for each type of procedure.

From: Comparison between the analgesic effectiveness and patients’ preference for virtual reality vs. topical anesthesia gel during the administration of local anesthesia in adult dental patients: a randomized clinical study

 

Mean

N

Std. deviation

With VR

Heart rate before

77.7143

21

9.64957

Heart rate after

75.9048

21

8.53173

With TA

Heart rate before

80.4286

21

12.35950

Heart rate after

79.0000

21

10.02497

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