Masseter Botox

The masseter muscle is known as the most powerful chewing muscle in the human body. This muscle controls the movement of the lower jaw and plays a critical role in performing the teeth clenching and chewing function. 

The masseter muscle is considered part of the facial muscles and consists of two main heads; the superficial flat head and the deep deep head. These muscles help to perform basic functions such as chewing, swallowing, and speaking by providing lower jaw movement. The tasks of the masseter muscle include jaw joint stabilization, up and down movement of the lower jaw, side-to-side sliding, and controlling jaw movement during chewing.

Teeth clenching, often called bruxism, refers to the unconscious clenching or grinding of the teeth. Teeth clenching can cause involuntary contraction of the masseter muscle, which can cause great damage to the jaw muscles. In the long term, the constant overwork of this muscle can cause it to grow and stiffen, which can lead to problems with the jaw joint and wear of the teeth. In addition, clenching can also lead to jaw pain and headaches. There may be different treatment methods for the treatment of bruxism depending on the patient’s condition. Bruxism is a problem that can be treated with botox. 

What are the Symptoms of Bruxism?

There are many symptoms of teeth grinding and clenching. The most common of these symptoms is tooth wear; irregular abrasions and cracks can be seen on the teeth. In addition, pain such as jaw pain, headache, neck pain, ear pain, and jaw joint problems can also occur as a result of bruxism. Insomnia, fatigue, sensitivity of the teeth, and injuries in the mouth are also among the symptoms of bruxism. These symptoms provide important clues to diagnose bruxism and develop appropriate treatment strategies. Night clenching can be treated with methods such as botox. 

How is Jaw Botox Performed?

Jaw botox, also known as masseter botox, can be performed for both aesthetic and clenching botox. Jaw muscle botox is a very sensitive procedure and should be performed by competent specialists. The following steps are followed for clenching Botox:

• First, the specialist makes a comprehensive interview with the patient about Botox for teeth grinding. For the teeth-grinding botox procedure, issues such as how long the patient has had a teeth-grinding problem and where the problem originates are evaluated by the specialist. In addition, the patient is informed about the things to do before and after the teeth-grinding botox. After the patient and the specialist approve the procedure with a joint decision, a choice can be made between options such as the botox brand to be used for jaw botox. 
• For clenching botox, the procedure area is first cleaned and various substances that can prevent pain, such as local anesthetic cream or coolant, are applied to the area. It is a very important step to prevent complications that the area is clean during the botox procedure. 
• Botox starts to be injected into the masseter muscle. During injection, it is injected not only in one part of the muscle but also in different parts of the muscle according to the bruxism condition. It is possible to feel some pain in this step, but this pain will be at a minimum level if numbing products such as quality local anesthetic creams are used.

What is Masseter Botox?

Although Masseter Botox is known as a treatment method used for tooth tightening, jaw botox, also known as chin botox, is a procedure that can be performed for aesthetic purposes other than tooth tightening. The appearance of the jaw line is among the most important factors in many issues such as the thinness and asymmetry of the face.

Therefore, thanks to masseter botox, it is possible to achieve a much more aesthetic appearance on the jaw line and thus throughout the face. Among those who have masseter muscle botox, people who have the procedure done for aesthetic purposes are usually people who have a square face but prefer a more oval face instead of a square face. The reason for this situation is that the person’s face becomes much thinner and oval after Masseter botox. 

The botox procedure applied to the masseter area is generally known as jaw-tightening botox. The jaw or tooth clenching problem is a problem that can be treated with botulinum toxin. Those who have clenching botox are satisfied with the procedure because they have seen more than one advantage. The first of these advantages is to have found a solution that can become permanent when repeated at certain intervals by using a substance such as botulinum toxin type A in the masseter muscle, which is quite complex for a difficult-to-treat condition such as clenching. 

The other advantage is that after masseter botox, the person can also see aesthetic benefits even if the procedure is not performed for an aesthetic purpose. People who decide to have teeth grinding treatment with Botox experience various aesthetic problems in the jaw areas because they have been faced with this problem for a long time. These aesthetic problems are also eliminated with clenching Botox. 

Is Jaw Botox Performed for Everyone with Teeth Clenching Problem?

Jaw botox cannot be performed on anyone who has a clenching problem. For example, those with special conditions such as pregnant or nursing mothers are not suitable for any botox procedure, including chin botox. Jaw botox is performed on people who have received approval from their physician for the botox procedure in the treatment of teeth clenching. The main reason for this situation is that people with some teeth clenching or jaw clenching problems may experience greater distress after masseter botox because the causes of the problem are different. 

As Turkey’s best aesthetic practices center Rita Clinic, we are ready to answer many of your questions such as “How to do masseter botox” with our expert staff. You can visit our clinic or call us using our address and contact information. Patient satisfaction is paramount for us and we are ready to serve you in chin botox.