Effective Interventions to Overcome Severe Gag Reflex

will be applied to back of the throat for 10 seconds; their chin will also be concealed from the GSI examiner using a small cup and masking tape.

"A 6C file (endodontic instrumentation file) will be placed on the patient's mentolabial fold (CV24). This file will be concealed by a small paper cup; A clean alcohol wipe will be used to clean the mentolabial area prior to placing the acupuncture needle (6 C-File)."

A piece of commercially available masking tape will be adhered to the patient's mentolabial fold and concealed by the small paper cup