The usage of botulinum in the treatment of masticatory muscles hyperactivity

Introduction and purpose: Masticatory muscles hyperactivity is currently a very common problem among adult population. The ignorance of the symptoms lack or unsuccessful treatment may lead to serious health complications, which major focus on improvement standard therapy for bruxism. aim study was provide broad review promising bruxism with botulinum neurotoxin injections. Material method: conducted based an available literature PubMed database, searching following phrases: bruxism, neurotoxin. Results: As has complex etiology, can not be narrowed down one system. Despite fact that injections solve primary reason occurrence, it shown excellent results in symptoms, since substance ability induce muscle relaxation. Therefore, such pain relief much better performance long lasting comparison drug behavioral treatment. Conclusions: research confirmed usage masticatory safe, well-tolerated by patients shows satisfying results. Conducted studies have proven most effective way therapy, tackles both etiology disorder its symptoms.