"Hypnopuncture"--a dental-emergency treatment concept for patients with a distinctive gag reflex.
Eitner S, Wichmann M, Holst S
Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. seitner@prothetikerlangen.de
The present case report describes a newly developed dental treatment concept for patients with a distinctive gag reflex. "Hypnopuncture" is a combination therapy of hypnosis and acupuncture. Its simple, fast, and effective application autonomous of the cause makes it a valuable tool for dental-emergency treatment procedures. Physiologic and psychological aspects of gagging are influenced at the same time. The protocol is illustrated in the case of a 76-year-old patient with a severe gag reflex who was successfully treated by this combination approach. Necessary and effective therapeutic measures from both acupuncture and hypnosis are portrayed.
Published 24 March 2005 in Int J Clin Exp Hypn, 53(1): 60-73.
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