Hypnosis To Have Jaw Drilled At Dentist

[Administrator]

Mandy Maxwell received hypnosis instead of anaesthetic to have here front teeth fixed.

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If you had a choice, which option would you choose?

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[Paddy Landau]

I saw this on TV.

If I had a choice, assuming that the hypnosis worked for me, I'd definitely use hypnosis.

When younger, I hated the after-effects of the injections so much, that I self-hypnotised me (without any training, note!) and let the dentist do what he had to do.

He was a very bemused chap and couldn't understand how I just lay there, so calm and relaxed, while he did what he had to do.

I think he drilled a couple of extra holes just to see it in action again!

(These days, I just let them use anaesthetic. I think I'm not as brave as I used to be!)

Paddy

[PhoenixDawn]

Hi Paddy

I understand what you mean.

When I go to the dentist, I just remind myself of what a novocaine injection reaction is, and then divert the re-memory of sensations to where the dentist is working, and keep focussed on maintaining the sensations (or lack of ...)

Did you see the TV programme a year or so ago where they did a one-off special of a London Hypnotherapist working with a guy who ultimately received stomach surgery whilst hypnotised? I can't remember which channel, though I recall that Trisha Goddard hosted, I think?

[Paddy Landau]

I saw that programme on Channel 4. The stomach surgery, if anything, was even more amazing than dental surgery. If you remember, the sceptic physician ("sceptic" used in a good sense) was stunned that the patient had had no nausea.

Paddy

[PhoenixDawn]

Certainly I do recall. I was 'mesmerised' - excuse the pun!

Shame there was no follow through on that and it remained a one-off. Certainly expounded the more dynamic side of hypnotherapy for a change instead of the clucking chicken which is so much more common!