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BOTULINUM TOXIN (BOTOX® AND DYSPORT®) USE FOR DENTAL AND FACIAL PAIN TREATMENT
A growing number of dentists are now providing botulinum toxin, otherwise known as BoNT-A (Botox® and Dysport®), treatment for their patients for both oral and maxillofacial cosmetic and therapeutic use. It has been estimated that up to 20% of North American dentists now use BoNT-A in their practices for esthetic and therapeutic uses . While the use of BoNT-A for cosmetic purposes has gotten a lot of attention in a number of dental journal articles , , , BoNT-A products are excellent products to use for dental therapeutic uses in a number of areas.
Dentists get a piece of the Botox pie
Patients can get closer to the fountain of youth at their family dentist. By AIMÉE TJADER, Star Tribune
Simple Social Media
By Dr. Louis Malcmacher Looking at the title of this article, many of you will probably think that this is another article about Facebook or Twitter. Let me talk about a more basic social media experience. Social media does not just occur on the internet - it also occurs right in your office every single day in front of your patients who are already there. This is just as important as any internet social media - probably even more so since you are interfacing with real live people every single day.
Dental Botox use rises among teens -DrBicuspid.com
This article appeared on drbicusbid.com about the rise in teen botox procedures and how that relates directly to your medical practice
The Total Facial Esthetic Journey
If a doctor or dentist wants to know how being able to offer Botox and Dermal Fillers services can change and greatly eaxpand your practice - look no further then this compelling article by Dr. Peter Harnois describing the change it made for himself. This article appeared in the november issue of Dental Economics
NEW HORIZONS IN ESTHETIC DENTISTRY
Cosmetic dentistry has been one of the backbones in every dental practice for the last couple of decades. Any dental practice that is placing tooth-colored composite resins restorations is certainly practicing under the cosmetic dentistry umbrella with most dentists performing whitening procedures, esthetic crowns and bridges, and veneers. All of these topics have become part and parcel of daily dental practice in North America. Dentistry has made huge advancements in the cosmetic realm and now that cosmetic dentistry has evolved to being a staple in every dental practice, you really have to ask yourself what is coming up next in the cosmetic dental field.
BOTOX AND DERMAL FILLERS FOR EVERY DENTAL PRACTICE
Botox is a trade name for botulinum toxin, which comes in the form of a purified protein. The mechanism of action for Botox is really quite simple. Botox is injected into the facial muscles but really doesn’t affect the muscle at all. Botulinum toxin affects and blocks the transmitters between the motor nerves that innervate the muscle. There is no loss of sensory feeling in the muscles. Once the motor nerve endings are interrupted, the muscle cannot contract. When that muscle does not contract, the dynamic motion that causes wrinkles in the skin will stop. The skin then starts to smooth out, and in approximately three to ten days after treatment, the skin above those muscles becomes nice and smooth. The effects of Botox last for approximately three to four months, at which time the patient needs retreatment.
THE NEXT BIG THING IN DENTISTRY
I am asked all of the time what the next big thing is going to be in dentistry. What new technology or technology is going to change dental practice? We certainly have made huge advancements in a number of areas, such as restorative therapy, implants, and esthetics. I believe the direction of the next great thing in dentistry is actually going to take place in the oral-systemic connection. Most dentists are familiar with this connection as being how oral health affects systemic health. I’m going to look at the oral-systemic connection from a completely different angle – the oral-systemic esthetic perspective.
FACIAL ESTHETIC DENTISTRY FOR EVERY DENTAL PRACTICE
Cosmetic dentistry has been one of the centerpieces for most dental practices and is no longer relegated to those few “cosmetic dentists” that have looked to limit their practices. Even if a dentist is only placing tooth-colored composite resins restorations, esthetic principles need to fall into place to achieve an optimal result both clinically and facially. Unfortunately, most of the time we as dentists have limited ourselves to the intra-oral arena of esthetics when in reality, the beautiful picture you are painting inside the mouth does not stand alone but is only part of the story.
BOTOX® USE FOR DENTAL AND FACIAL PAIN TREATMENT
A growing number of dentists are now providing botulinum toxin, otherwise known as BoNT-A (Botox®), treatment for their patients for both oral and maxillofacial cosmetic and therapeutic use. It has been estimated that up to 16% of North American dentists now use BoNT-A in their practices for cosmetic and therapeutic uses . While the use of BoNT-A for cosmetic purposes has gotten a lot of attention in a number of dental journal articles, BoNT-A products are excellent products to use for dental therapeutic uses in a number of areas.
