Teeth grinding and clenching can be a debilitating issue, causing daily problems for many. Tooth grinding, also known as bruxism, often occurs at night in up to 90% of people and happens involuntarily during sleep. It can also occur when awake, leading to adverse effects on the teeth, jaw joints, and muscles.
Teeth grinding and clenching can cause serious dental issues, such as chipped teeth, sensitivity, and pain. The Temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) can also begin to function abnormally, leading to temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD), causing further pain. Additionally, the muscles that control the jaw can become tense and painful. Stress is often the underlying cause of this issue.
Using Botox, we can relax the muscles responsible for pain and potential dental damage caused by clenching, bruxism, and TMJD. While this may not eradicate all symptoms, it can provide significant relief, especially in severe cases. Our experienced dentists will assess your jaw and determine if anti-wrinkle injections can help, potentially combining this treatment with other dental solutions for optimal results.
Anti-wrinkle injections are directly applied to the muscles that control your jaw, effectively relaxing them. This reduces their strength, which in turn diminishes the ability to clench and grind your teeth. The result is less pressure on your teeth and reduced tension in the jaw muscles, providing significant relief from the associated pain and discomfort.
The Procedure:
The actual procedure normally takes no longer than 30 minutes, in which you have antiwrinkle injections carefully placed in the areas we are treating. Its relatively pain-free, and has very little down time.
After the procedure:
After the procedure, there are normally very little side-effects, there may be some redness, which settles quite quickly, and low risks of bruising. Normally this lasts 3-4 months.
Patient Safety:
Please note this is always at the forefront of our mind. During the consultation appointment, if there are any potential risks, or reasons not to carry out treatment we will inform you. We also use medical-grade, approved products, that are tried and tested, and extremely safe.
Treatment from
£400
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