The use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders: Preliminary findings

Freund, Brian; Schwartz, Marvin; Symington, J.M.

doi:10.1016/s0278-2391(99)90007-1

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“…After the injection, the muscle should be progressive stretched to reestablish a normal mandibular motion. In addition, some success has been reported in treating myofascial pain with intramuscular Botox injections 7 . This technique promises to be of some use in the future, but does not yet have clear scientific support.…”

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Orofacial pain: basic mechanisms and implication for successful management

et al. 2003

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Orofacial Pain is the field of dentistry devoted to the diagnosis and management of chronic, complex, facial pain and oromotor disorders. This specialty in dentistry has developed over a number of years out of the need for better understanding of a group of patients who somehow were not clearly suffering from dental pain disorders, but still did not seem to have a clearly defined medical problem. After a long period of treating patients based on the mechanicist aspect of the disease, our profession has realized the importance of basic knowledge and differencial diagnosis in order to proper manage these patients. This modification in the approach has caused severe changes in education as well as in clinical activities. Historically considered as a problem of occlusion, Orofacial Pain, including Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) has recently reached the status of "Specialty" in Brazil. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss the main differences between musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain and the importance of basic knowledge to perform successful management.

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Orofacial pain: basic mechanisms and implication for successful management

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“…In a study conducted by Freund et al on 46 patients suffering from TMD, it was found that with150 U injections of BTX to the temporalis and masseter muscles; there was a remarkable improvement in mouth opening as there was a reduction in pain over masticatory muscles [40]. Lee et al evaluated the effect of BTX injections on pain in six patients with limited mouth opening due to TMD.…”

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The Emerging Role of Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Orofacial Disorders: Literature Update

Kumar

2017

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Botulinum toxin (BTX) is a lethal neurotoxin produced by Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. It is the first toxin used for therapeutic purposes since 1989. BTX treatment is relatively safe and efficacious, less invasive, conservative, and the effects are faster and reversible. The purpose of this article is to review the literature regarding the applications of BTX in the treatment of various orofacial disorders, their mechanism of action, contraindications, and complications. From the recently published literature, it is clear that the role of BTX as a therapeutic agent for several conditions is expanding. With the training of BTX-A injection techniques and adequate knowledge about treatment protocols, general dentists can safely administer BTX injections. The ability to use Botox as an adjuvant and primary mode of the treatment for various maxillofacial disorders offers exciting treatment options for dentists and patients in the future.

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“…25 Because a very small percentage of available force is required to masticate food, a slight relaxation of muscle function reduces bruxing and is usually insufficient to affect chewing and swallowing. 26 …”

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Healing Effect of Botox in Dental Office

Mittal¹,

Singla²,

Aggarwal³

et al. 2017

Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry

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In this era of passion to look beautiful, various new technologies are emerging to enhance and improve the physical appearance of people. Botox is emerging as one such popular treatment to improve various facial anomalies. Minimally invasive treatment can be done by botox, which can expand our therapeutic options for the benefit of our patients. The aim of this article is to elaborate the healing aspect of this toxin, i.e., botox.

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The use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders: Preliminary findings

Cited by 120 publications

References 17 publications

Orofacial pain: basic mechanisms and implication for successful management

Orofacial pain: basic mechanisms and implication for successful management

The Emerging Role of Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Orofacial Disorders: Literature Update

Healing Effect of Botox in Dental Office

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