IADR Abstract Archives
Hypnosis in Glasgow Dental Hospital and School
Objectives: Hypnosis had been used in Glasgow Dental Hospital (GDH&S) for various conditions for many years but the results have not been widely reviewed. This project aims to evaluate the outcomes of hypnosis in the management of a range of conditions and to inform the development of this service.
Methods: Data was collected on a sample of patients (n=311) who attended the hypnosis clinic at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School between 1996-2015. We recorded the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Adapted Corah Anxiety scores before and after treatment. An indication of success, based on the clinician’s judgment, was recorded. Patients for whom there was incomplete data were excluded.
Results: The distribution of conditions treated was described as a percentage of the sample. Medians and IQRs for pre and post treatment HADS and Corah scores were calculated and presented in box plots. The Mann-Whitney-U test was used to test for significance.
The success rates were 85% for bruxism(n=221), 70% for gagging(n=40), 77% for TMD(n=18), and 66% for facial pain(n=6).
There was an overall statistically significant decrease in HADS and Corah Scores. The median HADS Anxiety score decreased from 9 to 7 (p<.00001), depression score from 4 to 3 ( p <.00001) and Corah Score from 11 to 9 ( p<.00001).
Conclusions: Within the limits of this subjective methodology, hypnosis appears to be a successful treatment for some conditions. It could relieve symptoms, improve patients’ wellbeing and avoid the use of other pharmacological or prosthodontic treatment modalities. Otherwise intractable problems such as bruxism and TMD, facial pain and gagging seem particularly amenable to treatment.
Methods: Data was collected on a sample of patients (n=311) who attended the hypnosis clinic at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School between 1996-2015. We recorded the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Adapted Corah Anxiety scores before and after treatment. An indication of success, based on the clinician’s judgment, was recorded. Patients for whom there was incomplete data were excluded.
Results: The distribution of conditions treated was described as a percentage of the sample. Medians and IQRs for pre and post treatment HADS and Corah scores were calculated and presented in box plots. The Mann-Whitney-U test was used to test for significance.
The success rates were 85% for bruxism(n=221), 70% for gagging(n=40), 77% for TMD(n=18), and 66% for facial pain(n=6).
There was an overall statistically significant decrease in HADS and Corah Scores. The median HADS Anxiety score decreased from 9 to 7 (p<.00001), depression score from 4 to 3 ( p <.00001) and Corah Score from 11 to 9 ( p<.00001).
Conclusions: Within the limits of this subjective methodology, hypnosis appears to be a successful treatment for some conditions. It could relieve symptoms, improve patients’ wellbeing and avoid the use of other pharmacological or prosthodontic treatment modalities. Otherwise intractable problems such as bruxism and TMD, facial pain and gagging seem particularly amenable to treatment.