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Will my smile go back to normal after jaw muscles Botox?

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MQAJan 20, 2018

I got botox on the muscles in both sides of my jaw because I clenched my teeth, now about 2 weeks after doing the procedure I notice my smile is different, like the smile doesn't expand as it used to, will it go back to normal?

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