Hypnosis is a therapy recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being effective in the treatment of many mental and physical disorders. It is increasingly used in dentistry to help patients overcome their fear of the dentist and better manage pain. Discover its applications and benefits in this article.
Dental care under hypnosis, how does it work?
Hypnosis in dentistry is a therapeutic technique that involves inducing a state of altered consciousness in the patient in order to relax them and reduce their sensation of pain and anxiety associated with dental care. It can be used alone or in addition to other treatments.
The duration of hypnosis treatment in dental care is usually shorter than conventional treatments. In fact, with the participation of the patient, he is immersed in a state of altered consciousness in which he is relaxed and open to suggestion.
Hypnosis can be performed for any type of intervention; care, scaling, simple dental extractions, oral surgery (impacted teeth, etc.)
What are the benefits of hypnosis in dentistry?
This state of consciousness allows the natural secretion of euphoric and anesthetic substances to better resist stress, relieve pain and control anxiety. There are many benefits to this technique such as:
Treat thumb sucking: This is an effective treatment to stop thumb sucking.
Treating phobic disorders: This helps reduce stress and anxiety and can help patients with phobic disorders such as fear of the dentist.
Be used as local anesthesia: this helps reduce the pain felt during the dental procedure.
Are there any contraindications to this therapy?
Contraindications are not formal, even if hypnotherapy appears to be poorly adapted for people suffering from serious psychotic disorders such as: schizophrenia, paranoia, manic depression. In general, it is a question of avoiding hypnosis for all psychiatric pathologies.
If there are no contraindications, this method is suitable for both adults and children of an age to understand. The most important thing is that the patient agrees. Moreover, the best candidates to try this method are phobic patients, patients with a painful past and post-traumatic after-effects; patients with a medical history (cardiac, tetany crisis or spasmophilia); patients with a painful experience at the dentist.
If you are interested in this method, the mon sourire clinic offers dental care under hypnosis. Contact us for more information.
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