How do Botox and TMJ relate to each other? The fact is that Botox injections are a known treatment for TMJ disorders and bruxism. Botox injections given over a series of months can help reduce some of ...

When a patient is treated with Botox for bruxism, a small amount is injected into the muscles that move the patient's jaw. Often, the masseter muscle is injected, as that is the muscle responsible for ...

In the last two-odd years, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't become acutely aware of their face. After over 24 months of staring at our own faces on screens, it would be difficult to ...

Winnetka dentist Michael Czarkowski is using Botox, a trademarked purified botulin neurotoxin, to treat his dental patients with chronic pain linked to issues like teeth grinding and clenching.

If you regularly wake up with a sore jaw, chances are you’ve come across masseter Botox as a possible remedy. Yep, even though botulinum toxin (the scientific name for Botox, if you didn't know) is ...

I’ve been clenching my jaw since early March. The inclination to forcefully fuse my teeth together into a vice grip in times of elevated stress or anxiety is not exactly a new behavior for me (just ...

In the last few years, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't become acutely aware of their face. With two straight years of staring at our faces in Zoom meetings behind us, it would be ...

When Dr. Priya Mistry asks people if they clench their jaws, they usually say no—yet she can see clear signs suggesting otherwise. So now, she words the question differently: Are they aware of their ...