Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection
This article reviews the diagnoses and treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and outlines of the role of botulinum toxin (BoNT) in the treatment of myofacial TMD. This manuscript includes a brief history of the use of BoNT in the treatment of pain, the mechanism of action of BoNT, and the...
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| description | This article reviews the diagnoses and treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and outlines of the role of botulinum toxin (BoNT) in the treatment of myofacial TMD. This manuscript includes a brief history of the use of BoNT in the treatment of pain, the mechanism of action of BoNT, and the techniques for injections, adverse effects and contraindications when using BoNT to treat mayofacial pain caused by TMD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46c7f2e3f25948de919d5ea9a0573bb12022-12-22T02:56:30ZengMDPI AGToxins2072-66512015-07-01782791280010.3390/toxins7082791toxins7082791Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin InjectionNiv Mor0Christropher Tang1Andrew Blitzer2Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, New York, NY 10019, USAMount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, New York, NY 10019, USAMount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, New York, NY 10019, USAThis article reviews the diagnoses and treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and outlines of the role of botulinum toxin (BoNT) in the treatment of myofacial TMD. This manuscript includes a brief history of the use of BoNT in the treatment of pain, the mechanism of action of BoNT, and the techniques for injections, adverse effects and contraindications when using BoNT to treat mayofacial pain caused by TMD.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/7/8/2791temporomandibular jointtemporomandibular disordersbotulinum toxinmyofacial pain |
| spellingShingle | Niv Mor Christropher Tang Andrew Blitzer Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection Toxins temporomandibular joint temporomandibular disorders botulinum toxin myofacial pain |
| title | Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection |
| title_full | Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection |
| title_fullStr | Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection |
| title_short | Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection |
| title_sort | temporomandibular myofacial pain treated with botulinum toxin injection |
| topic | temporomandibular joint temporomandibular disorders botulinum toxin myofacial pain |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/7/8/2791 |
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