Effect of the masseter muscle injection of botulinum toxin A on the mandibular bone growth of developmental rats

Effect of the masseter muscle injection of botulinum toxin A on the mandibular bone growth of developmental rats

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of masticatory muscle injection of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) on the growth of the mandibular bone in vivo. Methods Eleven Sprague-Dawley rats were used, and BTX-A (n = 6) or saline (n = 5) was injected at 13 days of a...

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Main Authors: Hyun Seok, Seong-Gon Kim, Min-Keun Kim, Insan Jang, Janghoon Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Subjects:
Botulinum toxin A
Masseter muscle
Mandible
Growth
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40902-018-0146-4

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