The Journal of the Korean dental association (대한치과의사협회지)
- Volume 41 Issue 6 Serial No. 409
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- Pages.450-454
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- 2003
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- 0376-4672(pISSN)
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- 2713-7961(eISSN)
A case of the effect of botulinum toxin type injection for the masseter hypertro patient with bruxism
이갈이를 동반한 교근비대증 환자에서 보툴리눔 A형 독소 주사의 효과 경험예
Abstract
The Purpose of this study is to report the effect botulinum toxin type A injection for the masseter hypertrophy patient with bruxism. Nine patients enrolled in this study were diagnosed as masseter hypertrophy associated with bruxism and the patients were injected with a 25U of botulinum toxin type A (BTXA:Lanzhou) to each masseter muscles. All nine patients showed marked reduction of masseter hypertrophy and eight patients reported the resolution of bruxism in 8 weeks after injection, with no significant complications. This preliminary study suggest that the botulinum toxin type A injection is an alternative method to treat the masseter hypertrophy with bruxism.