Citation

El Maaytah M, Jerjes W, Upile T, Swinson B, Hopper C, Ayliffe P. Head Face Med. 2006; 2: e41.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/1746-160X-2-41

PMID

17123443

PMCID

PMC1679798

Abstract

We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through the mouth. Botulinum toxin was injected into the masseter and temporalis; great improvement in trismus and bruxism was noted after 3 weeks. One further treatment improved the mouth opening on the following week and the patient was discharged from our care to be reviewed when required.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Asphyxia; Botulinum Toxins, Type A; Brain Injuries; Bruxism; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Male; Masseter Muscle; Neuromuscular Agents; Suicide, Attempted; Temporal Muscle