Botox for TMJ Made Jaw Worse

THERE ARE FAR BETTER TREATMENTS THAN BOTOX FOR TMJ DISORDERS.LOOK INTO A NEUROMUSCULAR DIAGNOSTIC ORTHOTIC, LOW FREQUENCY TENS, TRIGGER POINT INJECTIONS, PROLOTHERAPIES, SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION BLOCKS ETC.  NEUROTOXIN IS NOT A FIRST LINE APPROACH TO A FUNCTIONAL ISSUE.CHECK THE WEB REFERENCE TO ...

Oral maxillofacial surgeons tend to perform the treatment more frequently than plastic surgeons since they are more likely to treat TMJ patients. 

Botox can be an excellent treatment for some symptoms related to the TMJ.  There are a number of problems and symptoms that can be associated with the temporomandibular joint itself as well as the surrounding muscles and tissues.  For this reason, these problems are referred to a...

Hello! I can understand how upsetting it must feel to notice a lasting change in your smile after treatment — especially when you’ve had Botox for years without issue. Let me share a bit of insight that may help clarify what could be happening. In general, Botox does not cause permanent ner...

That's a good question, which I get asked often by my patients as well. Botox or neuromodulator resistance is actually quite rare. In over 12 years of injecting, I’ve only seen it happen twice, and in both cases it was more a case of the patients being "non-responders" Fromm the beginning r...

Hi! Dr. Peterson here — You’re absolutely right that TMJ-related muscle overactivity can contribute to facial asymmetry, often making one side of the face look bulkier. In those cases, Botox (or other neuromodulators) placed into the masseter muscle can help relax it, slim the lower f...