Temporomandibular myofacial pain treated with botulinum toxin injection

Niv Mor; Christropher Tang; Andrew Blitzer

doi:10.3390/toxins7082791

Temporomandibular myofacial pain treated with botulinum toxin injection

Niv Mor, Christropher Tang, Andrew Blitzer

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2791-2800
Number of pages	10
Journal	Toxins
Volume	7
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins7082791
State	Published - 24 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Botulinum toxin
Myofacial pain
Temporomandibular disorders
Temporomandibular joint

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Temporomandibular myofacial pain treated with botulinum toxin injection

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