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Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment

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Title
Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment
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Cochrane database of systematic reviews, June 2017
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd007154.pub3
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Sharifa Al-Harasi, Paul F Ashley, David R Moles, Susan Parekh, Val Walters

Abstract

Managing children is a challenge that many dentists face. Many non-pharmacological techniques have been developed to manage anxiety and behavioural problems in children, such us: 'tell, show & do', positive reinforcement, modelling and hypnosis. The use of hypnosis is generally an overlooked area, hence the need for this review. This systematic review attempted to answer the question: What is the effectiveness of hypnosis (with or without sedation) for behaviour management of children who are receiving dental care in order to allow successful completion of treatment?Null hypothesis: Hypnosis has no effect on the outcome of dental treatment of children. We searched the Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, CENTRAL, MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE (OVID), and PsycINFO. Electronic and manual searches were performed using controlled vocabulary and free text terms with no language restrictions. Date of last search: 11th June 2010. All children and adolescents aged up to 16 years of age. Children having any dental treatment, such as: simple restorative treatment with or without local anaesthetic, simple extractions or management of dental trauma. Information regarding methods, participants, interventions, outcome measures and results were independently extracted, in duplicate, by two review authors. Authors of trials were contacted for details of randomisation and withdrawals and a quality assessment was carried out. The methodological quality of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was assessed using the criteria described in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions 5.0.2. Only three RCTs (with 69 participants) fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Statistical analysis and meta-analysis were not possible due to insufficient number of studies. Although there are a considerable number of anecdotal accounts indicating the benefits of using hypnosis in paediatric dentistry, on the basis of the three studies meeting the inclusion criteria for this review there is not yet enough evidence to suggest its beneficial effects.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 172 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 22 13%
Student > Master 18 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 8%
Unspecified 12 7%
Professor > Associate Professor 12 7%
Other 48 28%
Unknown 46 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 69 40%
Psychology 12 7%
Unspecified 12 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 9 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 2%
Other 17 10%
Unknown 50 29%

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