Beyond dentistry, refine your facial aesthetics with precision Botox treatments
Our skilled practitioners in Izmir offer Botox and Masseter Botox services, providing subtle enhancements that beautifully complement your smile.
Botox injections target facial muscles to reduce wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes and forehead. Masseter Botox helps alleviate jaw tension and reduce the size of the masseter muscle for a slimmer jawline. It can also relieve symptoms of teeth clenching or grinding. Our skilled practitioners in Izmir ensure precise, safe treatments that complement and highlight your captivating smile.
Bruxism is the medical term for unconscious clenching and grinding of teeth while awake or asleep, which can lead to physical pain and severe dental problems. Chronic teeth grinding can cause headache, earache, facial pain and even migraine. Dental problems caused by bruxism include loss of tooth enamel, increased tooth sensitivity, and flattening and/or chipping of the teeth. Bruxism patients who grind and clench their teeth while sleeping often wake up with jaw pain. Hypertrophy of the masseter muscle, which can lead to a severe square jaw appearance, is another side effect of bruxism.
Treatments with Botulinum Toxin Type A, commonly known as botulinum toxin, can provide tremendous relief from jaw pain, headaches and other unpleasant problems associated with Bruxism. Recently, botulinum toxin has proven to be an ideal treatment option for targeting and treating excessive muscle activity and spasticity. Anti-inflammatory drugs and many other treatments do not address the source of the problem. Although the Night Plate can successfully protect teeth from damage at night for bruxism patients, it is ineffective in stopping the painful side effects of teeth grinding.
How is masseter botox performed?
By injecting small doses of botulinum toxin directly into the masseter muscle (the large muscle that moves the jaw), the muscle is weakened enough to stop the involuntary grinding of the teeth and clenching of the jaw. This significantly relaxes the muscles and reduces the wear and tear of the teeth due to grinding.
TMJ (temporomandibular joint) damage and headaches should also be reduced or eliminated. Voluntary movements such as chewing and facial expressions are not affected by Botox® at all. During this procedure, which takes about 10 minutes, the individual does not feel any pain. Because the area is usually numbed with anaesthetic cream before the application. After this procedure is completed, it is possible to return to work life quickly.
