What Is Masseter Botox? | Chin Botox
Masseter muscle is the most active and strongest muscle among the chewing muscles. This muscle group is very strong in patients with teeth clenching discomfort. It is possible to reduce the activity of this muscle group by taking advantage of the muscle-stopping effect of Botox.
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What is Bruxism (Teeth Clenching Discomfort)?
Bruxism is the discomfort of severe teeth clenching during sleep or during the day.
These include;
- Intensive abrasion of the teeth
- Muscle and jaw joint pain
- Diffuse headache
- Square Face
- Appearance due to intense activity of the masseter muscle.
Does Botox Relieve Headache?
As a result of overworking of the Temporal Muscle, which is located in the temporal region and is one of the teeth clenching muscles, there may be pain reflected in the head area. Headaches caused by clenching teeth are terminated with botox injections to the temporal region.
Tooth fractures and abrasions are the initial symptoms of bruxism.
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What Are the Treatment Methods of Bruxism?
Bruxism primarily affects the teeth. In advanced stages, intense pain of the jaw muscle can be observed. These pains may also be reflected on other muscles on the face.
For patients at this stage, it is possible to stop the progression of the disease with botox injections to be applied to the Masseter and Temporal muscles. This type of bruxism patients are chronic disorders.
Periodically, the comfort of the patients decreases significantly and they may experience intense pain. At this point, it is important to stop the aggravation and progression of the discomfort. With botox injections every 4 to 6 months, it is possible to significantly increase the comfort of the patient.
Treatment Alternatives for Those with Advanced Bruxism Disorder
Bruxism may be characterised by pain radiating to the jaw joint in advanced stages. The articular disc can be displaced by sliding against severe chewing forces and intense pain can be seen in the ear area. In such cases, it is possible to stop the pain in the region with Occlusal Splint (night plate) treatment. If no results can be obtained with occlusal splints, which is a long-term treatment, surgical interventions can be used for the jaw joint.
