Bruxism also known as teeth-grinding, describes the involuntary clenching of the jaw and grinding of teeth. This and is particularly common during sleep and at times of stress.
It can cause facial pain, jaw tension, headaches and can wear down your teeth over time. If untreated, the muscle gets bigger giving the jaw a wide appearance.
Bruxism can be treated with injections into the masseter muscle of the face which is responsible for this condition.
Another benefit of this treatment is slimming of the jawline and can be performed to achieve this even in patients without symptoms of bruxism.
This treatment normally takes around 20-30 minutes.
Improvements in teeth grinding normally takes about 14 days for the full effect to take place.
The slimming of the jawline is visible after around 3 weeks and continues to improve beyond this as the muscle is no longer working abnormally hard.
For the first year, the treatment should be repeated every 4 months. After this, a maintenance treatment should be performed every 6 months.
Normallly the injections are very well tolerated with minimal discomfort. However, if you prefer, we can use a local anaesthetic numbing cream.
Yes - you will still be able to chew all foods as normal, however you may notice a slight change intitially in the strength of your bite.
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