Dental Hypnosis
Overcome Dental Anxiety and Pain with Hypnosis—Feel Calm, Confident, and In Control
Hypnosis may be used with dentistry in the following situations:
- Behavior Modification
- Relaxation, Anxiety Control
- Fear Elimination
- Quelling Undesirable Habits, Tongue Thrust, Reverse Swallowing, TMJ Dysfunction, Bruxism, Clenching
- Amnesia
- Analgesia, Anesthesia, Pain Control
- Prevention of Gagging and Nausea
- Control of Saliva and Bleeding
- Creative visualization for healing
- Restorative Appliance Tolerance, Pre-treatment Desensitization
- Self-image, Self-esteem, and Confidence
UCLA School of Dentistry
Hypnosis and Its Application to Dentistry
For over a century, hypnosis has been utilized as an effective treatment method for various medical and dental issues. In the field of orofacial pain, we are faced with issues whose etiology can often be profoundly puzzling. From Bruxism and Gagging to TMD and Migraine, Hypnotherapy has been time-tested and scientifically proven to be an effective adjunct to traditional therapy.
We can now effectively decrease anxiety, improve communication and rapport, diminish pain, and improve treatment compliance. Attendees will learn the art of hypnotherapy, from simple induction techniques to advanced procedures, through various suggestion methods. Each attendee will receive hands-on training, personally experience the state of hypnosis, and learn how to help others experience it.
Hypnotic management of dental challenges:
- Anxiety
- Phobias
- Gagging
- Medication Compliance
- Bruxism
- Pain Management
- Migraine
- TMJD
Hypnosis, also known as hypnodontia, is an aspect of dental treatment that involves the use of
hypnosis in dentistry. Besides smoothing out dental procedures by way of its generalized anti-anxiety effects, it can increase overall patient comfort, make the dental experience acceptable and bearable, decrease resistance to future intervention, and through
post-hypnotic suggestions, encourage more rapid recovery.
Hypnosis to Cure Fear of the Dentist
Many people have great fears related to visiting the dentist, including sitting in the dental chair, having their teeth cleaned, receiving a shot, and experiencing the sounds, smells, and sensations associated with drilling and filling their teeth. Some of these fears may be well-founded from painful past experiences, but sometimes the sources of these fears are unrelated to actual dental experiences or incidents.
No matter what the cause, the feelings of panic and fear can be a very real visceral experience for that person. For some people, simply reading that first paragraph may have been a challenging experience, evoking stressful feelings and memories. The ability to cause an emotional response and relaxation through the use of words is what Hypnosis is based on. If Hypnosis or hypnotherapy can cause negative feelings, then it can also elicit positive reactions.
The ability to refocus the mind and, therefore, refocus the experience on a positive outcome, by meditating on a pleasant thought, sight, smell, or sound, can completely change the anticipation of an activity from one of fear and stress to one of pleasure and relaxation. This is true for almost any event in your life.
For example, your experience of anticipation when going to a horror film will be completely different from your experience of anticipation of going to a comedy film. Your anticipation and expectation of the event color your experience of that event. With the help of a hypnotherapist, your dental experience can be a pleasant, safe, and rewarding visit.
From http://www.hambrockholistichealing.co/hypnosisfordentistry.htm & current research has found neurophysiological evidence to support the use of hypnosis, and it has been successfully used in various fields of practice. No single indicator can prove the phenomenon, and its effectiveness is the result of a complex set of procedures. Hypnosis, as it is known today, can serve as an alternative conjunctive treatment for specific individuals under certain conditions.