A young woman who had avoided dental treatment for years had developed so many dental problems that she was in constant pain and had to take sick leave from work. She knew that she needed to solve her ...

Stuttgart - Many people dread dentist visits and feel a shiver go down their spine just thinking about the sound of the drill. They are afraid of pain and insist on anaesthesia, which often has ...

Can hypnosis be an alternative to medication for relieving acute dental pain? Although there are only a few dozen studies on the topic, the evidence is promising that hypnosis can help relieve dental ...

A recent study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics examines alternatives to general anesthesia for patients who have dental anxiety. Cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) was better than ...

Hypnosis can provide a useful form of stress release for both anxious patients and stressed dental team members, writes Arveen Bajaj. Fear of visiting the dentist has been cited as one of the reasons ...

HANDS up who likes going to the dentist? Actually there are some people who do but the majority of people find it challenging, with about 20 per cent of adults suffering from a full-on dental phobia.

After avoiding the dentist for the best part of a decade, Leslie Mason was in pain and knew he needed some work. He needed two rotten teeth and four roots removed but could not afford to pay £400 for ...

A dental patient underwent hypnosis to have two rotten teeth removed because he could not afford private treatment. Leslie Mason was facing a £400 bill for the procedure to be performed privately as ...

The 14th meeting of the German Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis in Malta was recently held at Barceló Riviera Resort and Spa, Marfa. Since 1993, a group of medical and dental doctors ...