Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment under local anesthesia is commonly restricted by limited compliance of patients. Hypnosis may represent an alternative to sedation or general anesthesia. As the procedure demonstrated promising prospects during 1-year experience, the observed hypnosis-induced effects are now being evaluated in clinical studies. PATIENTS AND METHOD: The prospective study included 50 patients scheduled for dental surgery. All procedures were performed under standardized surgical conditions. The experimental group (n=25) received supplementary standardized tape hypnosis, whereas the control group received standard treatment (only local anesthesia). Individual and situative anxiety levels were determined by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). RESULTS: After simultaneous increase of preoperative state anxiety, anxiety levels in the hypnosis group showed a significant intraoperative reduction to baseline level, whereas intraoperative anxiety of the control group (n=25) remained unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: Hypnosis reduces intraoperative anxiety of oral and maxillofacial patients significantly. Further clinical studies on the use of hypnosis are considered useful.
| Translated title of the contribution | Evaluation of intraoperative standardized hypnosis with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie : MKG |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 111-117 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 1432-9417 |
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| Publication status | Published - 03.2004 |