We have seen more and more patients coming in with chronic pain stemming from their TMJ, from their joint, and they’re wondering how they can get out of pain. For years and years we only had the option to recommend and deliver an occlusal guard, a night guard, something they could wear just to keep the joint in an open neutral position and keep their teeth from grinding together. But for a lot of people that wasn’t enough, that isn’t enough.
And so I wanted to seek more education and get trained on some Botox administration so I could offer a different treatment modality to those patients. And I found that it’s working wonderfully. So many patients that are receiving the Botox treatment come back because it does wear off.
Unfortunately, it’s not a forever fix. But with repeated administration of the Botox, they’re finding that they have symptom release and it’s wonderful.