do you know anyone that offers botox for tmj treatment

Q. I am currently under the care of a facial surgeon who has referred me for physio & accupuncture twice a week for TMJ problems. I also wear a mouthguard at night for bruxism. My symptoms are very painful ears (particularly on the right side) temple headaches with accompanying thickening of this area, facial muscle pain, neck, back & teeth pain. My physio/ has suggested botox as the physio has only been successful if I keep going twice a week, as soon as I try and cut down my visits my symptoms return with a vengence. Do you or do you know of anyone that treats TMJ with Botox in the U.K? I have also been treated with muscle relaxing drugs in the past.

A. I do not recommend injecting botox to relieve you of the pain because instead of targeting the problem, you are just masking it and the problem is still going on and possibly getting worse.

I see patients every day with the symptoms that you are suffering from. A lot have been through the same procedures as yourself, standard mouthguards, botox and some even resulting to surgery, all being unsuccessfull. I practice a type of dentistry called Neuromuscular Dentistry. The treatment is designed to relieve patients of the terrible symptoms you have described my relaxing the jaw and moving it into a comfatable position using a removable appliance.

Before commencing with any treatment we run of some scans on you to test your muscles and see if you will benifit this procedure. For further information please visit my websites www.bitechew.com and www.umbrellasmiles.com.
If you would like to receive a brochure on Neuromuscular dentistry, please contact my assistant on 020 7612 9810. She will also answer any questions you may have.

Kind regards
Dr Justin Glaister

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  1. Mr Kieren Beasley says:

    “If you would like to receive a brochure on Neuromuscular dentistry, please contact my assistant on 020 7612 9810. She will also answer any questions you may have.”
    Please email me this brochure.
    Thank you.

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