Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection

Niv Mor; Christropher Tang; Andrew Blitzer

doi:10.3390/toxins7082791

Temporomandibular Myofacial Pain Treated with Botulinum Toxin Injection

Toxins (Basel). 2015 Jul 24;7(8):2791-800. doi: 10.3390/toxins7082791.

Authors

Niv Mor^{1

2}, Christropher Tang^{3

4}, Andrew Blitzer^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York, NY 10019, USA. nivmor73@gmail.com.
² Head and Neck Surgical Group-New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, New York, NY 10019, USA. nivmor73@gmail.com.
³ Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York, NY 10019, USA. christophergtang@gmail.com.
⁴ Head and Neck Surgical Group-New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, New York, NY 10019, USA. christophergtang@gmail.com.
⁵ Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York, NY 10019, USA. ab1136@aol.com.
⁶ Head and Neck Surgical Group-New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, New York, NY 10019, USA. ab1136@aol.com.

Abstract

This article reviews the diagnoses and treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and outlines of the role of botulinum toxin (BoNT) in the treatment of myofacial TMD. This manuscript includes a brief history of the use of BoNT in the treatment of pain, the mechanism of action of BoNT, and the techniques for injections, adverse effects and contraindications when using BoNT to treat mayofacial pain caused by TMD.

Keywords: botulinum toxin; myofacial pain; temporomandibular disorders; temporomandibular joint.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Analgesics / adverse effects
Analgesics / therapeutic use*
Botulinum Toxins / adverse effects
Botulinum Toxins / therapeutic use*
Contraindications
Facial Pain / diagnosis
Facial Pain / drug therapy*
Humans
Injections
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnosis
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / drug therapy*

Substances

Analgesics
Botulinum Toxins