Bruxism secondary to brain injury treated with Botulinum toxin-A: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through the mouth. Botulinum toxin was injected into the masseter and temporalis;...

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Main Authors: Swinson Brian, Upile Tahwinder, Jerjes Waseem, El Maaytah Mohammed, Hopper Colin, Ayliffe Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:Head & Face Medicine
Online Access:http://www.head-face-med.com/content/2/1/41