A 3-year comparison of dental anxiety treatment outcomes: Hypnosis, group therapy and individual desensitization vs. no specialist treatment

Moore, Rod; Brødsgaard, Inger; Abrahamsen, Randi

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0722.2002.21234.x

A 3-year comparison of dental anxiety treatment outcomes: Hypnosis, group therapy and individual desensitization vs. no specialist treatment

Outcomes of hypnotherapy (HT), group therapy (GT) and individual systematic desensitization (SD) on extreme dental anxiety in adults aged 19-65 yr were compared by regular attendance behaviors, changes in dental anxiety and changes in beliefs about dentists and treatment after 3 yr. Treatment gro…