WRINKLE RELAXER TREATMENT FOR TOOTH GRINDING (BRUXISM)

Clenching or grinding your teeth during the day or night can result in jaw pain and a reduction in mouth opening or stiffness when opening. Often treatments such as nightguards or exercises alone are not sufficient in managing this complaint. However, injecting the masseter muscle either side of the jaw with small doses of wrinkle relaxer injections reduces the force exerted on the teeth and jaws and helps to relieve jaw pain and lessens tooth wear or tooth fractures. It is a very successful treatment which usually needs to be repeated after 3 months. Often, you may not need subsequent treatments if the grinding habit has been stopped.