To take care of your teeth, the best reflex to have is to go to a practitioner regularly, explains doctor Jimmy Mohamed on Europe 1. To the phobic of roulette he gives advice: hypnosis.

Scientifically validated, it allows patients to relax and better manage pain.

When was the last time you went to the dentist?

No more than two years, hopes Doctor Jimmy Mohamed.

According to him, the best treatment of teeth is still prevention: do not wait to have a toothache to go to a practitioner, he recommends Thursday in the morning of Europe 1. And to (many) phobic , who stay away from the famous chair for fear of roulette, Jimmy Mohamed offers a proven solution: hypnosis.

Why prevention is important 

To take care of your teeth, prevention is probably the best treatment.

It is therefore important not to wait to have a toothache to go to the dentist.

And it starts from childhood: the best is to take children around the age of 2 or 3 for a first check.

Even though they will eventually fall out, baby teeth are extremely important.

If they are decayed, they can disrupt the growth of healthy teeth.

Social security also offers a program called "love your teeth", which allows you to have a free examination every three years until the age of 24 years.

Why we need the eyes of a professional

Because children as adults must go to the dentist as regularly as possible, suspicion of cavities or not.

Indeed, some are not visible to the naked eye because they are hidden behind or between the teeth.

The dentist will be able to locate them using an X-ray.

Note also that a black point in the mouth, which is associated with a cavity, in fact corresponds to a cavity which has already stopped.

So that's a pretty good sign.

Conversely, if you see a whitish or brown spot, it is because the decay is evolving.

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Be careful, in case of dental pain, do not take anything.

Ok for paracetamol, but that's it.

There is a definite contraindication to anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin, which may make matters worse.

Hypnosis, solution for phobics

And if you are phobic about the dentist, don't panic.

More and more dental doctors are practicing hypnosis for their care.

An extraordinary solution, scientifically validated by numerous studies, in particular in the context of pain management.

Hypnosis first of all has an anxiolytic effect: it allows patients to relax, as soon as they make an appointment, by listening to their fears and responding to them.

It also helps to treat pain, although of course it goes hand in hand with local anesthesia, if this is necessary.

This slightly modified state of consciousness will allow the brain to produce the molecules against pain and against anxiety.

Very far, then, from spectacle hypnosis.