Botulinum toxin used to treat recurrent dislocation of the temporomandibular joint in a patient with osteoporosis

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• 作者：Mehmet Oztel^a ; ^{oztel.m@gmail.com} ; Wojciech M. Bilski^b ; Arthur Bilski^b
• 关键词：Temporomandibular joint dislocation ; Botulinum toxin
• 刊名：British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：55
• 期：1
• 页码：e1-e2
• 全文大小：170 K
• 卷排序：55

文摘

Recurrent dislocations of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can be debilitating. We describe a patient with osteoporosis who presented to our regional centre where we have limited resources. We injected botulinum toxin into both of her lateral pterygoid muscles, and six months later she has not required further injections and has had no issues with tolerance of the procedure. Botulinum toxin is a safe, conservative approach to recurrent dislocations of the TMJ and can be given accurately by an experienced surgeon without the use of an electromyogram.