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 suggest that you have some sessions, with a hypnotherapist to hypnotize you for the duration of the procedure ensuring you don’t feel the pain.
Dentists are now using hypnotherapy to facilitate dental treatments in the city. Hypnosis, also known as hypnotherapy, is a technique that helps people focus their thoughts and achieve a calm, trance-like state. Some dentists in the city have started using hypnotists, to work with patients, to reduce the pain and anxiety patients may experience while undergoing longer or more complicated procedures such as tooth extractions.
These are qualified hypnotherapists, who use hypnosis for pain management, in all medical areas. These practitioners carry out procedures by inducing numbness through hypnosis on their patients instead of injecting painkillers or administering anesthesia.
“Hypnosis is not a therapy in itself. It is used as a tool to facilitate healing for different health problems. Hypnotherapy when used with medical procedures leads to faster results. Psychologists, homeopaths, physiotherapists, dentist and practitioners of allied sciences are using hypnotherapy as an effective medium to accelerate better results,” said associate professor at M S University’s department of psychology, Dr Renu Sharma.
Source: The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Dentists-turn-to-hypnosis-as-alternate-to-anesthesia/articleshow/46050578.cms
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“Hypnosis is not a therapy in itself. It is used as a tool to facilitate healing for different health problems. Hypnotherapy when used with medical procedures leads to faster results. Psychologists, homeopaths, physiotherapists, dentist and practitioners of allied sciences are using hypnotherapy as an effective medium to accelerate better results,” said associate professor at M S University’s department of psychology, Dr Renu Sharma.
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