BOTOX as a Therapeutic

You've heard of using BOTOX to soften lines and wrinkles. But did you know we can use BOTOX as a Therapeutic?

DISORDER/ CONDITION	OUTCOME/ Benefit
Migraine	​Pain relief
Pathologic Clenching and Bruxism, leading to trauma, attrition, etc.	Injections into temporalis and masseter muscles help alleviate the symptomatology of bruxism
Trigeminal Neuralgia	relieve headaches and pain
TMJ Disorders	ease and reduce pain and relax the muscle, leading to less wear on teeth and restorations
Oromandibular dystonia movement disorder	Improves function of chewing and speaking
Masseteric Hypertophy - increased size of muscle; jaw looks swollen or misshapen	relaxes the muscle; creates symmetry and has jaw slimming effect
Gummy Smile or lip deformities	decreases elevation of upper lip; Lip Flip for patients who cannot tolerate intraoral devices.
Myofascial pain	Injections into painful muscles inhibit muscle contraction