title: Effectiveness of Self-Hypnosis on the Relief of Experimental Dental Pain: A Randomized Trial.
abstract: This randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of self-hypnosis on pain perception. Pain thresholds were measured, and a targeted, standardized pain stimulus was created by electrical stimulation of the dental pulp of an upper anterior tooth. Pain stimulus was rated by a visual analogue scale (VAS). The pain threshold under self-hypnosis was higher (57.1 ± 17.1) than without hypnotic intervention (39.5 ± 11.8) (p < .001). Pain was rated lower on the VAS with self-hypnosis (4.0 ± 3.8) than in the basal condition without self-hypnosis (7.1 ± 2.7) (p < .001). Self-hypnosis can be used in clinical practice as an adjunct to the gold standard of local anesthesia for pain management, as well as an alternative in individual cases.
authors.affiliation: a University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas Gerhard
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: a University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , Germany.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: a University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , Germany.
authors.forename: Dagna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Below
authors.affiliation: a University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , Germany.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: d'Hoedt
authors.affiliation: a University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , Germany.
authors.forename: Brita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Willershausen
authors.affiliation: a University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , Germany.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daubländer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003729:Dental Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006992:Hypnosis, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017288:Pain Threshold; D055815:Young Adult