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Please see the video below for a detailed description of how Botox works to help relieve symptoms of TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) - enlarged masseter (jaw muscles) and how night guards help to protect the teeth.
Botox can be helpful to relieve the discomfort from grinding teeth. It may also help to slim the jawline from overdeveloped masseter muscles. If this treatment combined with the night guard is not enough to give you relief you may need to seek help from a specialist such as an orthodontist to determine potential procedures to further help.
You can easily get this covered under insurance for chronic migraine protocol. You have to meet criteria including over 15 headache days per month with half being migraine and you have had to try 4 different medications including an antidepressant (e.g. Cymbalta), anti seizure (e.g. Topamax),...
Your parotid salivary glands, the largest ones, live just behind your masseters, and BTX does decrease salivary production. This will be completely temporary. Your saliva production will start to increase soon, and will be completely normal. Hope this helps. Dr Joseph
I have trained in Botox use but I do not use it because it is a dangerous neurotoxin that can spread to first and second order neurons in the brain. I suggest you look into correction of underlying causes of mandibular hypertrophy. You did not complain about pain or TMD issues but only ...
