Relieve Your Jaw Discomfort With Botox® in Billerica
At Merry Dental, we care about more than just our patient’s smiles. To further meet our patient’s needs, we also provide Botox treatment for TMJ and facial rejuvenation.
What Are Temporomandibular Joint Disorders?
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If you have been experiencing chronic pain along your jaw or in your neck and shoulders, you may be suffering from a temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ). These disorders are caused by strain or dysfunction of the temporomandibular joints.
The temporomandibular joints connect the lower jaw to the skull and consist of the mandible, or lower jaw, and the temporal bone, which sits on the skull’s side and base. These joints allow the jaw to function correctly as you talk, yawn, chew, and swallow.
Muscle strain from repeated use or excessive clenching or grinding of the teeth (bruxism) can
lead to joint misalignment. This often happens when people are asleep, so they are unaware that it’s happening.
TMJ can cause acute discomfort or pain in the facial, jaw, neck, and shoulder muscles, headaches, including severe migraine headaches, clicking or popping of the jaw, and bite misalignment. It can result in disrupted sleep and pain severe enough to affect everyday enjoyment of life.
TMJ can also have a severe effect on dental health. Bruxism can affect the proper alignment of the teeth and lead to tooth pain and sensitivity, gum recession, and an increased risk of tooth fractures.
How Does Botox Help TMJ?
Botox is a brand name for a neurotoxin called botulinum toxin, which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It works by blocking nerve signals to the muscles, and when injected into a muscle, it prevents the muscle from contracting.
Botox can alleviate the symptoms of TMJ by relaxing the overworked and sore muscles in your jaw, neck, and shoulders. Botox treatment has been proven to be a safe and effective treatment and has been used for many years to alleviate TMJ pain.
Botox treatment of TMJ involves nearly painless injections that precisely target the muscles that are causing TMJ pain. Treatment of TMJ with Botox has shown to be highly effective, offering lasting pain relief within days of treatment.
It is important to note that Botox is not a cure for TMJ. It typically relieves pain for three to five months, but repeated treatments are required to maintain the results.
Using Botox to treat TMJ offers significant benefits over other treatment options. It is a quick treatment that takes just minutes to complete, is completely safe when administered by a trained professional, offers continuous, long-lasting results, and delivers a noticeable improvement in jaw comfort and function.
Botox for Facial Rejuvenation
Have the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles prevented you from looking as youthful as you would like? Merry Dental can help you feel rejuvenated with Botox!
Botox is an FDA-approved treatment that specifically targets dynamic wrinkles. It works by temporarily relaxing or paralyzing facial muscles, resulting in a smoother, more youthful appearance.
What Happens During a Botox Treatment Session?
Botox is administered through a series of injections. Treatments are done right in the Merry Dental office and take about ten to fifteen minutes to complete.
Dentists are uniquely qualified to administer Botox. Their in-depth knowledge of the structure of the facial muscles leads to precise targeting and treatment of unwanted wrinkles.
Most people see the results of Botox treatment within three to four days following treatment, though it usually takes a week or two to realize the full effects. While individual results vary, most people find that the results of Botox last an average of four months.
How Can Botox Improve My Appearance?
Botox can treat the most common signs of aging, including frown lines, furrowing between the eyebrows, crow’s feet, puffiness and wrinkles on the lower eyelid, sagging eyebrows, sagging skin under the chin and along the neck, and correcting a permanent frown. Botox can also be used to correct a “gummy smile” by relaxing the muscles of the upper lip.
Botox can also be used to prevent premature signs of aging. Younger people have found that using small doses of Botox on areas prone to wrinkling can delay or prevent wrinkles from forming.
What Are the Advantages of Botox?
Botox offers numerous advantages over other rejuvenation options, like surgical enhancements. It is less invasive, almost painless, reversible, and does not require a lengthy recovery time.
While Botox is well tolerated by most people, you must be at least eighteen, in good health, and not pregnant to be considered a good candidate for Botox. To get the most satisfaction from
Botox treatment, you should have realistic expectations about your individual results. For many people, Botox is an ideal treatment for facial rejuvenation. It’s a fast and effective way to banish unwanted fine lines and wrinkles!
Botox treatments for TMJ can provide real relief from the pain and discomfort, improving a patient’s quality of life. Using Botox to address the signs of aging can boost a patient’s confidence and self-esteem!
We believe that Botox treatments for TMJ and facial rejuvenation at Merry Dental are another way for us to take care of both our patient’s dental health and their overall wellness.
Do you want to learn more about Botox? Schedule an appointment at Merry Dental in Billerica, MA, today!