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Caries treatment in a four-year-old boy using hypnosis - a case report.
Ulrike HalsbandUlrike HalsbandThomas Gerhard WolfThomas Gerhard WolfAlbrecht SchmiererGudrun SchmiererKatharina Nadja Kellerhoffsubject
MaleHypnosisDental Caries SusceptibilityDentistry050109 social psychologyDental fear03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinestomatognathic systemMedicinePain perceptionHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesLocal anesthesiaAnesthesiaCaries treatmentChildbusiness.industry05 social sciencesGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseasestomatognathic diseasesComplementary and alternative medicineChild PreschoolAnxietyClinical casePrimary Toothmedicine.symptombusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryHypnosisdescription
This clinical case report demonstrates the successful application of hypnosis in an anxious four-year-old boy in whom two primary molars were treated with a composite filling. The almost 16-minute pediatric dental treatment was performed without complications and without interruptions. It could be shown that hypnosis can be used for the pediatric dental treatment of decayed primary tooth lesions. In the specific individual case hypnosis was not only used adjuvant but as an alternative to local anesthesia. A dental anxiety reducing effect and an elimination of pain perception were observed, so that the treatment was possible without anesthesia. It was also found that the communication and rapport between the practitioner and the four-year-old child were improved using hypnosis. There is still a need for high quality studies on the numerous positive effects that hypnosis has on pediatric dental treatment.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-22 | The American journal of clinical hypnosis |