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 |
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