Botox® Injections For TMJ

Botox® Has Been Found As An Alternative Treatment For TMJ Pain.

Botox Can Be Injected In The Jaw Muscles To Treat TMJ Disorders.
Meridian Cosmetic treats patients with TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disease and the pain which is affecting the jaw area with Botox injections. These Injections are specifically located in facial muscles which are causes pain to the jaw, neck and head creating migraine headaches.  Botox® injections help relieve TMJ related pain for many patients including headache, jaw, and neck pain.

What Types Of Problems Arise From The TMJ?

Since the TMJ is used while you talk, eat, swallow, yawn and many many of these activities become strained by teeth grinding or displaced. A person may also suffer from headaches, sharp pains, and inflammation of the TMJ.

If you suffer from the following symptoms Botox may be able to help you.

• clicking, popping, jaw joints
• tenderness of the jaw
• swelling on the side of the face
• pain in cheek muscles and jaw joints
• pain in and around the ear
• uncontrollable jaw and/or tongue muscles
• headaches and neck aches

How Is Botox Treatment Effective In Treating My TMJ?

Botox is injected into the chewing (masseter and temporalis) jaw muscles, which will relax and relieve TMJ strain. These injections will help relieve the tension of the muscles they will be unable to enact the strain that causes the pain or headaches. The treatments take only 10 to 20 minutes. Relief can usually be felt immediately within one to two days. Treatments typically last between three to six months.