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What is Teeth Grinding (Bruxism) Treatment?

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The disproportionate size of the masseter muscle causes women to look more masculine and manly. The masseter application, which is an ideal aesthetic procedure for women who are uncomfortable with such an appearance, allows women to get rid of this discomfort.

The application is made to the areas where the chewing muscles, which we call masseter, are located in the jaw, and the enlarged volume of these muscles is reduced, a thinning is achieved in that area and it is made more compatible with the face. Our female and male patients to whom we apply the application also gain psychological comfort. Especially, the abrasions and fractures on the tooth surfaces due to clenching and grinding during sleep are prevented, and the pain in the jaw joint due to clenching is also relieved.

 

With the treatment, both the problem of clenching teeth is solved medically and the growth in the jaw muscle is reduced and thinned aesthetically, and a more aesthetic and thin appearance is achieved on the face.

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Massater Muscle What is it?

Masseter muscle is located in the lower part of the face. The masseter muscle, also known as the jaw muscle, can expand due to some habits. The masseter muscle of those who chew gum a lot, eat hard substances and tough meat by chewing, expands and grows. The growth in the masseter muscle is mostly due to clenching this muscle and grinding teeth, which is more likely to occur due to genetic factors and stress. Grinding teeth due to stress (bruxizm) also causes the masseter muscles to expand.

With Teeth Clenching Treatment;

  • Your face shape gains a more aesthetic appearance.
  • You get an oval and V-shaped face line.
  • The masculine appearance is eliminated
  • The undefined jaw line becomes more prominent.

How is teeth grinding treated??

First, the masseter muscle is examined. The patient is asked to clench his teeth excessively, during which time the masseter muscle reaches its maximum volume and visibility.

During this time, the dentist examines the muscle with palpation from both inside and outside the mouth and decides how many points and how much injection should be made. The injection can be made from 3 or 4 points depending on the width of the muscle.

After the examination, the skin is disinfected after deciding where to inject. Topical anesthetic creams can be used in extremely sensitive patients. After the skin and the points to be injected are prepared, the injection process is started. The infection is applied to the determined points in the necessary doses.

Does it treat teeth grinding?

Masseter (jaw) treatment can treat teeth grinding (bruxism) that damages teeth.

Teeth grinding (bruxism) is a disorder that people are sometimes aware of and sometimes unaware of because it only occurs at night during sleep. It mostly occurs due to stress. It causes serious damage to teeth and causes pain and discomfort in the jawbone joint.

This disorder, which dentists try to treat with various methods to protect dental health, can be largely treated with treatment.
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Is the treatment a painful procedure?

Anesthetic creams are applied to the surface of the injection area. Therefore, pain is prevented during the procedure.

What is the effect of the treatment?

The effect of teeth grinding treatment lasts for an average of 6 months, and if your doctor deems it necessary, the procedure can be repeated at 6-month intervals.

How long does it take to take effect?

The effect period of masseter treatment varies depending on the width of the muscle to which it is applied and the medication unit applied, but is approximately 6 months on average. As the application is repeated, the need for the procedure will decrease as the muscle loses its old strength and the jaw clenching habit will be abandoned.

How long is the procedure?

The procedure time for teeth clenching treatment is 5 minutes.

Does teeth grinding treatment make the face thinner?

The masseter muscle, which undergoes hypertrophy (increases in volume) due to teeth grinding, causes expansion in the lower face and a significant squareness in the face. The square face shape formed by the expansion of the lower jaw area causes a masculine expression.

Botulinum toxin application to the masseter muscle, which is a bilaterally symmetrical muscle structure close to the jaw joint, causes the muscle to shrink in volume, thus creating thinning and ovalization in the facial contour.

Is there a chewing problem after the procedure?

In the treatment of teeth grinding, the muscle does not become completely inactive, it is only relaxed to a certain extent compared to before. The masseter is not the only muscle responsible for chewing, there are three different chewing muscles. Therefore, botulinum toxin applied to the masseter muscle does not have a negative effect on chewing function while treating your teeth grinding problem.

Teeth grinding What is the cost of treatment?

You can get information about the cost of teeth grinding treatment by examination.