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A Simple Technique to Manage Gag Reflex

Gagging poses a clinical difficulty to the dentist in all facets of therapy, from diagnostic techniques to active treatment. Various treatment methods to manage the gagging include behavioral techniques, acupressure, acupuncture, hypnosis, systemic desensitization, and pharmacological techniques. Th...

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Autores principales: Colvenkar, Shreya, Kalmath, Bhuvaneshwari, Cherukuri, Vishnu Priya, Vanapalli, Jayasri, Tirukovalur, Sri Varsha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10040145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36987489
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35403
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author Colvenkar, Shreya
Kalmath, Bhuvaneshwari
Cherukuri, Vishnu Priya
Vanapalli, Jayasri
Tirukovalur, Sri Varsha
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description Gagging poses a clinical difficulty to the dentist in all facets of therapy, from diagnostic techniques to active treatment. Various treatment methods to manage the gagging include behavioral techniques, acupressure, acupuncture, hypnosis, systemic desensitization, and pharmacological techniques. This article presents a straightforward method for getting rid of the gag reflex using an eye massager. Eye massagers can help reduce the stress and anxiety associated with dental procedures by providing an effective alternative to traditional methods. This technique can be a valuable aid in making short dental procedures more comfortable and successful.
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spelling pubmed-100401452023-03-27 A Simple Technique to Manage Gag Reflex Colvenkar, Shreya Kalmath, Bhuvaneshwari Cherukuri, Vishnu Priya Vanapalli, Jayasri Tirukovalur, Sri Varsha Cureus Dentistry Gagging poses a clinical difficulty to the dentist in all facets of therapy, from diagnostic techniques to active treatment. Various treatment methods to manage the gagging include behavioral techniques, acupressure, acupuncture, hypnosis, systemic desensitization, and pharmacological techniques. This article presents a straightforward method for getting rid of the gag reflex using an eye massager. Eye massagers can help reduce the stress and anxiety associated with dental procedures by providing an effective alternative to traditional methods. This technique can be a valuable aid in making short dental procedures more comfortable and successful. Cureus 2023-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10040145/ /pubmed/36987489 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35403 Text en Copyright © 2023, Colvenkar et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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