Hypnodontics uses hypnosis in dentistry to help patients manage dental anxiety, pain, and phobias. The hypnodontics procedure involves 7 steps, including inducing hypnosis, deepening the trance, and providing post-hypnosis suggestions. Applications of hypnosis in dentistry include relaxation, anxiety control, pain management, and reducing gag reflexes. The advantages are eliminating dental phobias and increasing compliance, while disadvantages include the time needed and patient willingness.

1. HYPNODONTICS

2. OUTLINE
 Objective & introduction
Types of Hypnosis And Dental Phobias
 Hypnodontics Procedure
 Applications of Hypnosis in Dentistry
 Advantages and Disadvantages of Hypnodontics
 Conclusion

3. Objectives:
1. To give an overview or general idea about hypnosis,
its types and how it helps us in dentistry
2. To explain the procedures or methods of
hypnodontics in details
3. To inform the application of hypnosis in dentistry
4. To help in understanding the advantages and
disadvantages of hypnodontics

4. INTRODUCTION
1. Hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling
sleep but in which the hypnotic subject is fully awake
but have decrease in peripheral awareness.
2. Hypnodontics = Hypnosis in Dentistry.
3. Promoted by Dr. Aaron A. Moss, accepted by
American Dental Association for almost 60 years ago.
4. Analgesia free method of treating dental pain and any
other diseases or psychological conditions.

5. Types of Hypnosis And
Dental Phobias

6. Traditional Hypnosis
•Hypnotist puts the subject into a
hypnotic trance and then tells the
subject what to do by giving direct
commands and suggestions.
•Received some bad press over the
years and unfortunately some of it is
justified.
•Extreme people have become stuck
in a hypnotic state of terror and are
unable to be fully awaken.

7. Ericksonian Hypnosis
• Conversational hypnosis or covert hypnosis.
• A subject can be hypnotized within a normal
conversation without even realizing.
• Psychological tricks used in magic and
mentalist .

8. Hypnoanesthesia
• Clinical hypnosis teaches patients to use
a deep relaxation state to address pain
relief.
• No drugs needed.
• Self-anesthetize by transmitting the
feeling of numbness into any other body
part(s) that need pain relief.
• May be applied in hypnodontics.
• Eg: Glove anesthesia

9. DENTAL PHOBIA
 fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care
WHY ?

10. fear of
needles
phobia of
injections
fear of pain
the drill
fear that the
anaesthetic
won’t work
lack of
control
the
sights, soun
ds and
smells at the
dentist’s
The
reasons

11. HOW DOES HYPNOSIS HELP US?
 Eliminate dental anxiety and panic.
 Overcome fear and phobias.
 Reduce pain and discomfort.
 Control gag reflex.
 Control salivation.
 Control bleeding.
 Complement inhalation, intravenous or oral sedation.
 Learn to relax and be comfortable in the dentist’s chair.

12. Hypnodontics Procedure

13. • The hypnodontics procedure is divided into 7
steps :
• 1. Mind set (indoctrination)
– Used to accomplish cooperation with patient
– Via preliminary conversation before use any
hypnotic procedure
• 2. Testing
– To determine patient’s susceptibility to hypnosis

14. • 3. Introduction
–To induce hypnosis
–2 ways :-
• Direct (with patient’s awareness)
• Indirect (without patient’s awareness)
• 4. Deepening
– May require several sessions to deepen it

15. • 5. Utilization (operation)
– The purpose for which hypnosis is to be used may
vary widely
• 6. Posthypnodontic suggestions
– Locking the ‘unconscious’ as a precaution against
the patient’s being exploited by other people
• 7. Dehypnodontics (termination)
– The patient leave the office in completely and
fully coordinated

16. Applications of
Hypnosis in Dentistry

17. What are the applications of hypnosis
in dentistry?
A psychologist trained in clinical hypnosis
teaches patients to use this tool for many
beneficial purposes:
•Relaxation
•Anxiety control
•Control of Bruxism (grinding of teeth)
•Gag reflex reduction
•Pain control
•Anesthesia
•Reduction of bleeding and swelling
•Improvement of oral hygiene habits
•More rapid, comfortable healing
•Adjustment to oral appliances

18. What are the applications of hypnosis
in dentistry? (cont.)
“Interestingly, it is not used that frequently for treating
the actual phobia. This is because hypnosis works
extremely well with some people, but isn’t for
everyone” -dental fear central.org-
“Hypnodentia also be applied to children.
“Can be any age, even sometimes to the age of
the children was easier, because the critical
level of adults do not like it. I behave like a
child when I was dealing with pediatric
patients,” says this dentist.

19. Bruxism. Why consider hypnosis?
• aid people in the elimination of clenching and
grinding their teeth.
• Hypnotherapist needs to tap into the subconscious
brain and leave hypnotic suggestions to relax the
jaw and release related emotions/stress.
*Finding the reason for the stress by putting the
patient into a position of being able to evaluate
some unfinished business and gain a different
perspective

21. Gag Reflex Reduction
• Always have the patient to take a deep breath
through their nose.
• For patient, try to converse with the dentist

23. Advantages and Disadvantages
of Hypnodontics

24. Advantages of Hypnodontics
 Eliminate phobia of
attending the dentist for
treatment.
 Increase compliance
with dental procedures
 Reduce need for
chemical anasthetic

25.  Increase patient
compliance with
recommended dental care
practice
 Increase well-being of
dental personnel
 Increase overall patient
satisfaction with dental
services.

27.  Time consumed in
conditioning a patient
Patient’s willingness &
cooperation
Not all the dentists are
dental hypnosis

28. CONCLUSION
• Being used in medicine and dentistry for
more than hundred years ago.
• There is a marked increase in interest in
Hypnodontics among the dental profession
• More than 6000 dentists have been using
hypnodontics

29. In summary ,the uses of hypnosis for
dental patients:
• 1. Elimination of the patient's tension, anxiety or
fear of pain and related discomfort.
• 2. Maintenance of the patient's comfort during long
periods of dental work.
• 3. Modification of unwanted dental habits, such as
bruxism, the unconscious grinding of teeth.
• 4. Reduction of anesthesia or analgesia during
dental procedures.
• 5. Prevention of gagging and nausea
• 6. Control of bleeding