Dental Implant Glossary Hand Over Mouth Technique used to calm and quiet a truly hysterical child.  The doctors hand is gently and                  carefully placed over the child's mouth and the child is repeatedly told that the hand will be removed                  as soon as the child is quiet.  The technique is almost always successful with children over the age                   of  21.   The rationale is that a noisy child creates a chain of distraction from his own mouth to his                   own ear, through which the doctor cannot communicate.  When the noise is removed from the                    child's self-induced hysteria, the child hears that he will regain control of his situation if he                    cooperates with quiet.   Once communication is established, then other behavior management                    techniques can be used to continue treatment.  Of course, this technique is used with the prior                    approval of the parents. Source: http://www.dentalleaders.com

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