You’ve no doubt heard of dentists using laughing gas(nitrous oxide) and Novocaine to dull the pain associated with tooth extractions and other major dental work. But, dentists in Bishop’s Stortford, England, and all over the United States are now employing a new method: hypnosis.

David Jackman, of the Bishop’s Stortford Citizen, reports:

“Smile and Wellbeing Dental Care, in South Street, Bishop’s Stortford, is claiming a first’ for the area after patient Leslie Mason had two teeth and roots removed, without any pain-killing drugs.”

Dr. Bhavin Bhatt, the dentist present during this hypnosis session claims that hypnosis is a great solution for people who are nervous about having pain-killing drugs administered to them. I have to wonder how a nervous person would fair any better under hypnosis – a phenomenon that still has a great deal of skeptics – me included.

However, doctor Bhatt claims that hypnotic therapy is gaining momentum in the dental world, and based on what I’ve read for some time now, he’s right. As with many areas of our lives these days, people are seeking alternatives to traditional ways of thinking – this includes the use of drug treatments.

The vast majority of patients who have undergone hypnosis at the dentist’s office are reporting little or no pain at all. Just a slight “twinge,” says one patient. The results are undeniably positive, but you won’t see me undergoing hypnosis the next time I need some dental work done. I’m opting for the more tried-and-true methods.

- Source: http://www.guardian-series.co.uk

For an inside look at hypnotherapy at the dentist’s office, this video provides a great first-hand account:

What about you? Will you give hypnotic therapy a try the next time you have dental work done?

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