Head & Face Medicine (Nov 2006)

Bruxism secondary to brain injury treated with Botulinum toxin-A: a case report

  • Swinson Brian,
  • Upile Tahwinder,
  • Jerjes Waseem,
  • El Maaytah Mohammed,
  • Hopper Colin,
  • Ayliffe Peter

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-160X-2-41
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
p. 41

Abstract

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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.