title: A long-term therapeutic treatment for patients with a severe gag reflex.
abstract: "Hypnopuncture," a combination treatment of hypnosis and acupuncture, provides a therapeutic treatment plan for long-term therapy for patients with a distinctive gag reflex. The treatment is applied independently of the cause. In cases of emergency treatment in dentistry, the immediate compliance of a patient is of utmost importance. The long-term goal of any therapeutic measure is control of the gag reflex. A new treatment protocol is illustrated in the case of a 50-year-old patient with a severe gag reflex. After only 5 visits, dental treatment could be conducted without any auxiliary means. Hypnosis is applied in the form of hypnosedation (not as psychotherapy), while stereognosis occupies a central position for desensitization.
authors.affiliation: Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. seitner@prothetik-erlangen.de
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eitner
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wichmann
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holst
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005683:Gagging; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors