VADODARA: Next time you go to a dentist for a tooth extraction, chances are that you may not be given an anesthetic. Instead, the dentist might hypnotize you for the duration of the procedure ensuring ...

The use of hypnosis in dentistry could be a game-changer as it would help alleviate anxiety among patients undergoing dental procedures, says a dental expert. Dr Annapurny Venkiteswaran, a paediatric ...

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.

For some people going to the dentist is a nightmare. Increasingly, hypnosis is being used to help phobics. Researchers at Freiburg's university clinic are researching how the brain reacts under ...

Patients scared of sitting in the dentist's chair are being hypnotised to relax them before treatment. Chris Gull, both a dentist and a hypnotist, believes it is the perfect way to help people ...

Dr Mike Gow said hypnosis can be used for a range of dental issues including acute pain management, teeth grinding, stopping smoking and gagging Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE ...

Many people suffer from some degree of dental phobia and it’s those fears that keep some from seeing a dentist at all. But one Edmonton dentist has decided to do something about it. Dr. Liran Levin, ...

Next time you go to a dentist for a tooth extraction, chances are that you may not be given an anesthetic. Some dentists in the city have started using hypnosis to reduce the pain and anxiety patients ...

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