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Primary study · included by 3 reviews

Robotic approach to the reduction of dental anxiety in children.

Kasimoglu 2020 · Kasimoglu Yelda, Kocaaydin Simin, Karsli Emine, et al. · Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2020

Included by

Robotic Surgical Systems in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2025 · cited as Kasimoglu 2020 · Table 1

The review does not say which of its outcomes this study informs.

Effectiveness of Social Robots in Relieving Children's and Adolescents' Anxiety, Pain, Fear and Stress in Perioperative Nursing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Kasimoglu et al. 2020 · Table 4; Meta-Analysis
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Postoperative pulse rate (beats/min)
Social robot (socially assistive or humanoid robot) vs Control (standard care or no robot) · Postoperative
MD -8.41 [-11.77, -5.05]2 studies · 302 participantsModerate
Postoperative anxiety (Facial Image Scale)
Social robot (socially assistive or humanoid robot) vs Control (standard care or no robot) · Postoperative
MD -0.51 [-0.78, -0.23]2 studies · 302 participantsModerate
Preoperative anxiety (Facial Image Scale)
Social robot (socially assistive or humanoid robot) vs Control (standard care or no robot) · Preoperative
MD -0.25 [-0.53, 0.03]2 studies · 302 participantsLow
Preoperative pulse rate (beats/min)
Social robot (socially assistive or humanoid robot) vs Control (standard care or no robot) · Preoperative
MD -2.01 [-5.73, 1.71]2 studies · 302 participantsVery low
Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta-Analysis of AI-Enabled and Digital Technology-Assisted Interventions for Dental Anxiety During Dental Treatment.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Kasimoglu 2020 · Table 3; Figures 2 and 3
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Dental anxiety score (mixed scales: FIS and GSR-based score)
AI-enabled or digital technology-assisted tools for dental anxiety (humanoid robot, mobile app, AI-linked virtual reality with GSR) vs Control (no treatment or therapy without robot) · Post-intervention
MD -0.72 [-1.23, -0.21]2 studies · 280 participantsGRADE not reported
Dental anxiety score (mixed scales: FIS and GSR-based score)
AI-enabled or digital technology-assisted tools for dental anxiety (humanoid robot, mobile app, AI-linked virtual reality with GSR) vs Pre-intervention baseline (pre-post comparison) · Post-intervention versus pre-treatment
MD 0.41 [-0.04, 0.87]3 studies · 180 participantsGRADE not reported

3 including reviews in total.