J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 41(6); 2003 > Article
Journal of Korean Dental Association 2003;41(6):450-454.
Published online June 30, 2003.
이갈이를 동반한 교근비대증 환자에서 보툴리눔 A형 독소 주사의 효과 경험예
김성택;함종욱;최종훈;김종열;
1연세대학교 치과대학병원 구강내과 턱관절 및 안면통증 클리닉
2함 치과의원
3연세대학교 치과대학병원 구강내과 턱관절 및 안면통증 클리닉
4연세대학교 치과대학병원 구강내과 턱관절 및 안면통증 클리닉
A case of the effect of botulinum toxin type injection for the masseter hypertro patient with bruxism
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.
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