대한치과의사협회지 (The Journal of the Korean dental association)

대한치과의사협회 (The Korean Dental Association)
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이갈이를 동반한 교근비대증 환자에서 보툴리눔 A형 독소 주사의 효과 경험예

A case of the effect of botulinum toxin type injection for the masseter hypertro patient with bruxism

  • 김성택 (연세대학교 치과대학병원 구강내과 턱관절 및 안면통증 클리닉) ;
  • 함종욱 (함 치과의원) ;
  • 최종훈 (연세대학교 치과대학병원 구강내과 턱관절 및 안면통증 클리닉) ;
  • 김종열 (연세대학교 치과대학병원 구강내과 턱관절 및 안면통증 클리닉)
  • 발행 : 2003.06.01
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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.

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