Background & Aim: A gag reflex (GR) can be a problem to compliance and delivery of dental treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of Diospyros kaki L. fruit extract in controlling gag reflex during dental treatment. Experimental: Our study was a randomized double blind controlled trial with convenient sampling on 84 patients that is candidate for ra...

Background & Aim: A gag reflex (GR) can be a problem to compliance and delivery of dental treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of Diospyros kaki L. fruit extract in controlling gag reflex during dental treatment. Experimental: Our study was a randomized double blind controlled trial with convenient sampling on 84 patients that is candidate for ra...

background & aim: a gag reflex (gr) can be a problem to compliance and delivery of dental treatment. the aim of this study was to evaluate the use of diospyros kaki l. fruit extract in controlling gag reflex during dental treatment. experimental: our study was a randomized double blind controlled trial with convenient sampling on 84 patients that is candidate for radiographic procedures in ...

in endodontics, severe involuntary gagging can have a severe impact on treatment procedure. there are many ways to ease the gag reflex, one of which is hypnosis. a 34-year-old male was referred for root canal treatment of a molar tooth. he had not received any dental treatments for the past nine years due to fear of severe gag reflex. three hypnotic sessions based upon eye fixation, progressive...

Objective: whether gag reflex, a common problem encountered during dental procedures, is associated with the different types of soft palate has not been addressed so far. This preliminary study sought to assess potential association between and reflex. Material Methods: one hundred patients were recruited. The type was determined. Subjective (self-reported) reflex recorded based on many questio...

Gag reflex is a physiologic mechanism that promotes contraction of the muscles of the tongue and pharyngeal walls. Different factors, including intraoral radiographic films and sensors, may trigger this reflex. Patients with severe gag reflex may not be able to tolerate the presence of intraoral radiographic films or sensors during root canal therapy (RCT). This factor may prevent an appropriat...

UNLABELLED Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has high prevalence and may cause serious comorbidities. The aim of this trial was to show if simple noninvasive methods such as gag reflex and palatal reflex are prospective multivariate assessments of predictor variables for OSA. METHOD We evaluate gag reflex and palatal reflex, of fifty-five adult patients, and their subsequent overnight polysomnogr...