Open AccessInfluence of Hypnotic Suggestions to Increase Periodontal Patients' Compliance
Author(s) -
Rohaida Abdul Halim,
Hasmaini Mohamad,
AS Zulkiflee,
Erni Noor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
compendium of oral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2637-0611
pISSN - 2289-1102
DOI - 10.24191/cos.v8i0.17480
Subject(s) - hypnosis , anxiety , medicine , hypnotic , compliance (psychology) , heart rate , randomized controlled trial , periodontal surgery , physical therapy , dentistry , blood pressure , anesthesia , psychology , alternative medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , pathology
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of hypnosis 1) to reduce dental anxiety in periodontal patients, and 2) to increase periodontal patients’ compliance through the reduction of dental anxiety. Methods: This was a randomized control trial of 22 patients (13 males, 9 females; 40.14 ± 19.59 years) who underwent non-surgical periodontal therapy in the Postgraduate and Undergraduate Clinics. Patients were divided into the case, H, (hypnosis; n=11) and controlled, N, (no hypnosis; n=11) groups, where patients’ dental anxiety level was assessed twice for both groups using IDAF-4C+ during the first visit and the second visit. The compliance was evaluated during the follow-up visit. Results: The result showed statistically significant differences (p 0.05) in the pattern of reduction of blood pressure between both case and control groups. Based on the heart rate, patients were found to be more relaxed with hypnotherapy at the beginning of the treatment but halfway through, patients without hypnotherapy had a more significant reduction in heart rate level. Conclusion: Hypnotic suggestions were found to help reduce patient’s fear and anxiety. However, the compliance of the patients with or without hypnotherapy proved to have a similar outcome.