How can hypnosis help me with chronic dental issues?

How can hypnosis help me with chronic dental issues?

John McGrail, C.Ht. (Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist) gives expert video advice on: How can hypnosis help me if I am afraid to go to the dentist? and more...

I'm often asked about how hypnosis can help with sort of chronic dental issues like TMJ or grinding of the teeth and that sort of thing. All those conditions usually have a stress component. What we can do first of all is de-stress the client, and then help them create different responses so that, for instance, when they go to bed at night, instead of clenching their jaw and grinding their teeth, we might give them a physical trigger of squeezing their fingertips together, breathing slowly and deeply, and allowing the jaw to completely relax. Through a series of sessions we can make that the new response to falling asleep. Very soon, sometimes in as little as two sessions (although it could take more) the person is not grinding their teeth anymore; the TMJ goes away, and they're not pushing their tongue against their teeth. All that internal stress is released in another way, a much more healthy way.