Cosmetic Dentistry Guide » Q. Botox http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:28:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 can you please tell me if there are proven cases that botox helps bruxism and if so were do i go to have it adminastred http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-you-please-tell-me-if-there-are-proven-cases-that-botox-helps-bruxism-and-if-so-were-do-i-go-to-have-it-adminastred/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-you-please-tell-me-if-there-are-proven-cases-that-botox-helps-bruxism-and-if-so-were-do-i-go-to-have-it-adminastred/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:41:29 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-you-please-tell-me-if-there-are-proven-cases-that-botox-helps-bruxism-and-if-so-were-do-i-go-to-have-it-adminastred/
Q. Hi I have suffered from bruxism for ages, have a bite guard but my jaws ache, can you please tell me if there are proven cases that botox helps and if so were do i go to have it adminastred

A. Botox is used to paralyse muscles which has been shown in some people to reduce tooth grinding.  It is an option but I would rather you had a proper consultation and found out the cause of your grinding.  It could be due to the way your teeth bite together so can be treated possibly with orthodontics and cosmetic rebuilding.  It is important that the night guard you wear is made of a hard acrylic material as softer night guards do not reduce the grinding as much.

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Q. Hi Rob. i have been suffering from severe muscle tension and fatigue in my facial muscles for over a year now. i believe it is bruxism or/and tmj. i have a lot of discomfort particularly when talking. i have done vigourous research on botox and feel it will be beneficial for me to do. i used a mouth splint for around 3months but no improvement. i am desperate to alleviate my symptoms. can you advise me please. many thanks

A. Your symptoms sound similar to a joint/ muscle problem known as TMD, but it might be one of several other things. To resolve TMD you need to consider the whole person, stress counselling, bad habits and then treatment like splints and botox. Botox is at the thin end of standard treatments, but has a place. Most teaching Dental hosiptals will have a TMD clinic, in the private sector I have seen presentions by Dr Bob Khanna on Botox for TMD. However most Botox practitioners would not carry out many TMD treatments.
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