J Dent Rehabil Appl Sci.  2017 Sep;33(3):169-177. 10.14368/jdras.2017.33.3.169.

Use of hypnosis in dentistry for improving patient satisfaction: as a means of non-phamaceutical approach

• Ong SH
• Lee SJ
• Cho IW
• Park JC

• KMID: 2394640
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14368/jdras.2017.33.3.169

Abstract

Patient management is considered an important factor in dental field. The aim of this review is to analyze the efficacy of hypnosis to treat fear, anxiety, pain, stress of dental patients, and see how it can be adopted in dentistry for improving patient satisfaction. Medline research was carried out to find the use of hypnosis in dentistry and other aspects of hypnosis in medical area. It can help patient more comfortable, relax, and accordingly reduce patient's negative feelings such as fear, anxiety, pain, stress during dental treatment. Also, it affects patient recovery after surgery by accelerating healing speed and reinforce immune system. When hypnosis is used with other anesthetic method, it can reduce the use of main medication, leading to reduce possibility of side effect. Therefore, using Hypnosis can give patients more comfortable dental experience, both mentally and physically, ultimately making patients more satisfied with the dental treatment.

Keyword

hypnosis; dentistry; patient satisfaction

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Dentistry*
Humans
Hypnosis*
Immune System
Methods
Patient Satisfaction*

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