None can deny with the fact that everyone wants to look younger than one’s age. Hence one option available as BOTOX comes to the rescue to fulfill the needs in cosmetic & esthetic dentistry.
Chemically BOTOX is a toxin produced by bacterium clostridium botulinum also produced commercially for medical & cosmetic approach. There are two main commercial types: botulinum toxin type A (Botox, Dysport & Xeomin) & botulinum toxin type B (Myobloc).
Injecting Botulinum toxin type-A causes localized reduction in overactive muscle activity for some timespan by inhibiting the exocytosis of acetylcholine on cholinergic nerve endings of motor nerves preventing the vesicle where the acetylcholine is stored from binding to the membrane where the neurotransmitter can be released.
The use of Botox in Dentistry can be applied in bruxism, dental implant surgery, temporomandibular joint disorders, gummy smile, and mandibular spasm.
Botox is a safe, conservative, non surgical reversible, minimally invasive treatment modality for cosmetic needs. Training is absolutely required for dentists to administer this technique as a learning curve.
As we all know bruxism ultimately leads to periodontal trauma characterized by clenching by bracing of the mandible. Botox has shown promising results by alleviating the symptomatology of bruxism with botulinum toxin type A injections into temporalis & masseter muscles.
Post implant surgery overloading of muscles of mastication can impede osseointegration of implants. Hence the muscular relaxation is achieved with injecting botulinum toxin type A to the masticatory muscles therapeutically.
The appearance of excessive gingival tissue in the maxilla upon smiling is both an aesthetic issue as well as oral hygiene problem which require complex procedures as a cure. In such cases it is applied in small, carefully titrated doses proportionately weakening the contraction of upper lips particularly levator labii superiosis.
Botox is an emerging, latest, attractive treatment option as compared to other surgical alternatives. However there are still many dental conditions which require FDA approval to be treated by botulinum toxin. The use of BOTOX will surely progress the dentistry profession to one step ahead.
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