Using Ericksonian Hypnosis Techniques at Patients with Dental Problems

Abstract Using relaxation and hypnosis represents an effective way of treating patients with dental problems. In their case, pain and discomfort are sustained by anxiety, all concurring to maintain a vicious circle for the patient. Relaxation and permissive hypnosis techniques may represent a practical element of therapeutic programs designed for treating patients with dental problems. The purpose of this study is to investigate the anxiety level towards the dentist and towards pain among patients with dental problems and the differences between patients with dental problems who have been through hypnosis treatment and those who haven’t benefitted from this kind of treatment. Results point to the decrease of anxiety towards the dentist and towards pain for these patients who received Ericksonian hypnosis techniques.