New at North Creek Family Dentistry, we are offering treatment with botulinum toxin and dermal fillers. Botulinum toxin relaxes the muscles it’s injected into. This treatment is targeted at patients who clench and grind their teeth. By injecting the muscles used to bite, the bite force is decreased, providing relief to the tight muscles and compressed joints affected by tooth grinding. Additionally, this protects teeth by keeping patients from using excessive force and breaking teeth. At our practice, botulinum toxin is also a great treatment option for patients with TMJ disorder and with frequent headaches. While these maladies may be multi-factorial, there is often a strong muscle component leading to tight muscles and pain. Many patients see significant relief from TMJD, tension headaches, and migraine headaches after treatment with botulinum toxin. Lastly, as it’s most well known for, botulinum toxin can help patients achieve their best esthetics by relaxing muscles causing dynamic wrinkles (wrinkles that form when moving muscles to make various facial expressions). Treatment can help reduce forehead lines, crow’s feet/laugh lines at the corners of the eyes, frown lines between the brows, and smoker’s/water bottle lines around the lips. For the best esthetic results, dermal fillers can be added to increase the volume in deficient areas, including enhancing lips. Ready to see what these new services can do for you? Give us a call at 402-413-0505 to schedule your injectables consult today!
