Masseter Botox – Bruxism (Clenching Teeth)

What is Masseter Botox?

Masseter is the masticatory muscles located on either side of the jaw. Masseter muscles develop and expand due to continuous chewing movement, chewing hard things, stress-induced tooth clenching (bruxism) movements. As a result, the face loses its oval appearance and a square appearance is formed.

Masseter botox is injected into the masseter muscle to weaken and shrink the muscles. As a result, the square and round face shapes gain a more aesthetic triangle, oval or heart appearance.

Another benefit of Masseter botox is that it relaxes the jaw muscles and reduces tension on the face. Thus, the problem caused by tooth clenching will be prevented.

Why is Masseter Botox (Jaw Botox) Performed?

For various reasons, the masseter muscle in the jaw grows, creating a square appearance on the face. This growth does not have a negative effect on jaw functions, but causes an aesthetically unpleasant appearance. The square appearance gives rise to more masculine and hard Face features on the face. This is a problem especially for women.

Another consequence of the growth of the masseter muscle is that it causes clenching and grinding of teeth while asleep or awake. This leads to tooth shrinkage and dental problems and headaches in the future.

Masseter botox eliminates such negativities and provides a more oval and aesthetic face appearance.

Symptoms of Tooth Clenching (Bruxism)

The fact that the person involuntarily clenches or grinds their teeth without realizing it not only disturbs your sleeping partner, but also brings with it significant health problems. Teeth that are broken, flattened or buried in the gums are possible consequences of this situation. As a result of bruxism, your toothache and sensitivity increase. Your jaw muscles become tired from excessive contraction. If it is noticed and not treated, the jaw joint may be damaged and even lead to jaw locking.

Clenching discomfort can make itself felt with pain in the face, neck, ears, jaw and teeth. In such cases, it is necessary to consult a doctor immediately. Wear of tooth enamel, fracture of teeth, damage to fillings and prostheses are also among the symptoms of bruxism.

Causes of Teeth Clenching

The causes of teeth clenching can sometimes be due to psychological, sometimes physical, and sometimes genetic factors. The emotions that trigger bruxism include anger, anxiety, tension, and stress. Clenching teeth during sleep is the most common condition. Nearly half of adult individuals experience this problem.

Risk Factors for Teeth Clenching (Bruxism)

If the situations listed below apply to you, you may be in the risk group for the tooth clenching problem.

• Aggressive, active, competitive personalities,
• People under the influence of emotions such as stress, anxiety,
• Those with a family history of bruxism are prone to clenching teeth.
• Diseases such as Parkinson's, reflux, dementia, epilepsy, sleep apnea, attention deficit or hyperactivity are often accompanied by clenching.
• This condition, which is extremely common in young children, sometimes disappears spontaneously and sometimes continues into adulthood.

Harms of Teeth Clenching

If the tooth clenching discomfort is mild, it does not cause serious and dangerous complications. However, in cases of severe bruxism, results such as:

• Teeth clenching can cause serious damage to your teeth, fillings, jaw, or dentures.
• Teeth grinding can cause tension-type headaches.
• Teeth clenching can result in severe pain in the jaw and face area.
• Teeth clenching problem can lead to different sounds in the jaw joints in the front area of your ears when you open and close your mouth.

Who Should Have Masseter Botox (Teeth Clenching Botox)?

Botox injections should be applied by a physician who is specialized in the field, regardless of the purpose. The success rate of botox injections performed by a medical aesthetic doctor, dermatologist or plastic surgeon who has a good knowledge of the anatomy of the application area is extremely high and the risk of complications is as low. Patients should pay attention to the choice of a doctor so that they do not have problems in chewing and speaking functions.

What are the Benefits of Masseter Botox?

Masseter botox is a safe application since it is not a surgical operation.

• There is no risk.
• It saves its square appearance by thinning the jaw structure. It creates a thinner and oval face.
• Since the jaw muscles will shrink, a pronounced jaw structure is obtained earlier.
• It also eliminates pain caused by jaw clenching and teeth grinding.

Who Can Have Masseter Botox?

Masseter botox is performed on people who have a wide and square image in their jaw due to the overdevelopment of the masseter muscle. Masseter botox gives successful results in people with bruxism (clenching) where the jawline is unclear, the face looks round or square. In the treatment of jawbone-induced widths, jaw reduction surgery is performed.

What Should Be Done After Teeth Clenching Botox?

After Botox Procedure, the person should not rub their cheeks or lie on them for 4 hours. If he/she is using it, he/she should not use blood thinners for two days in consultation with his/her doctor and should not chew hard foods in the evening of the same day.

How Does Botox Work in the Treatment of Bruxism?

Botox injection significantly reduces muscle contraction. In this way, a relaxation occurs in the muscles. The muscle we use most while grinding our teeth is applied through a thin injector. With Masseter Botox, the activity of clenching one's teeth is stopped. In this way, the pain that spreads to the face area is eliminated without adversely affecting the chewing and speaking function.

How is Masseter Botox Performed?

Within the scope of the masseter botox process, botulinum toxin is injected directly into the masseter muscle. After this procedure, which takes about 10 minutes, the masseter muscle weakens enough to stop the teeth from grinding and clenching the jaw. Thus, the messeter muscle is relaxed and situations such as tooth wear and tear are eliminated.

Masseter botox is a painless procedure. Before the application, the procedure area is anesthetized with anesthetic cream. Thus, no pain is felt. Since there is no healing process after the procedure, daily life can be returned immediately.

Are Eating, Drinking and Chewing Functions Affected After Masseter Botox (Teeth Clenching Botox)?

Jaw botox is applied in appropriate doses according to the muscle volume, muscle strength and requirements of the person who has tooth clenching, that is, bruxism. In this way, a shrinkage occurs in the masseter muscle. Care is taken to ensure that the dose of botox injection applied is at a level that does not affect the eating, drinking, chewing and speaking functions of the person. The masseter muscle shows a controlled weakening over a certain period of time. During the first week, the person may experience a feeling of weakness during chewing. However, this does not prevent chewing and it becomes old at the end of a week.

What is Bruxism (clenching of teeth)?

Bruxism is the unconscious act of clenching and grinding teeth while asleep or awake. Stress can be caused by personal characteristics, sleep patterns, and breathing disorders during sleep.

Bruxism (clenching of teeth) causes headache and pain in the muscles of the jaw joint area. If left untreated, jaw joint disorders may occur and teeth may be damaged. Since the teeth are shortened, aesthetic problems may occur in the Face image.

In long-term bruxism cases, masseter muscle volume expands. As a result, a wider and square-looking Face structure emerges. In such cases, the muscle is thinned with masseter botox treatment and the correct positioning of the jaw is ensured. With masseter botox treatment, the lower part of the face is thinned and the square image is eliminated.

By treating the underlying problem of bruxism, the masseter muscle-induced image disorder should be eliminated.

What are the Differences Between Masseter Botox and Jaw Reduction Surgery?

Masseter botox and jaw reduction surgery are two different methods preferred by people who want their Face features to be more oval. The difference of masseter botox from jaw reduction surgery is;

It is not a surgical procedure. Therefore, surgery and anesthesia do not cause concern.

Since there will be no edema and suture marks, the healing process disappears and daily life can be resumed immediately.

Jaw reduction surgery is a surgical procedure. An incision and shaving are made in the jawbone.

A more natural and thinner jaw appearance can be obtained in Masseter botox without the risk of complications.

As with any surgery, chin reduction surgery may involve risks. Therefore, masseter botox is a more reliable practice.

Does Masseter Botox Affect the Smile?

After chin botox, there is no change in the person's smile. However, in rare cases, a temporary asymmetry may occur in the smile muscles. This is a very rare complication.

Masseter Botox–Bruxism Prices

Masseter Botox-Bruxism prices vary depending on the application area and the amount of botox used. Low-priced applications can mean poor quality filling. For this reason, the quality of the filling to be used during filling and the experience of the doctor is an important detail.