Botox against teeth grinding and clenching jaws
“Reduces the tension on your jaws.”
“Reduces the tension on your jaws.”
Tired of the bit you have to wear at night against teeth grinding? Or do you suffer from headaches, pain in your neck and shoulders from teeth grinding or clenching?
Teeth grinding or clenching jaws can have many negative consequences. Grinding and clenching of the teeth has negative effects on your teeth. You may also see it in your face and get wider jaw muscles. If the contours of your jaw are sharp, angular or too wide it can give a masculine appearance. Desirable in men, but not usually in women. A jawline correction is also available for this.
Wide jaw muscles cause the V-shape to miss in the face. The V-shape is a popular beauty ideal among women: it gives you a young and fresh appearance. To stop teeth grinding or clenching jaws and maintain or regain your feminine appearance, botox is a good solution.
Are you curious about the possibilities? Then schedule your appointment right away!
Tooth grinding or clenching jaws are often caused by stress, but this does not have to be the case. It happens unconsciously, often during sleep. This is why dentists recommend a bit to wear at night. You can even clench your jaws during the day without noticing it. You often see it reflected in a person’s face. Some people are born with angular jaws, but a wide jawline also occurs when you grind your teeth, clench your jaws or eat a lot of gum. The relationship between the cheekbones and the lower jaw is important for a soft, feminine look. If your cheekbones lose volume, which happens as you age, and your jawline then widens due to grinding, it is unfavorable for the proportions of your face.
After we have received you in our clinic, pictures are taken and a preliminary consultation follows to go through your wishes. Together with you, the doctor will draw up a personal treatment plan. The consultation is completely non-committal. Then you can schedule an appointment to undergo treatment. During the treatment botox is injected into the masseter muscles, sometimes in combination with fillers in the cheekbone. Two treatments are usually required for optimal results.
We recommend that you hold off on sports or beauty treatments for the first few days after treatment. Otherwise, there is hardly any “downtime. It is possible that a small bruise may appear where the injections were given, but you can camouflage this with some makeup if you wish.
Because the chewing muscles will relax thanks to the botox treatment, the grinding or clenching stops and the broader jawline is softened. After 3 to 6 months, the difference in thickness will become visible.
Subscriptions must be paid at once in advance.
After we receive you at our clinic, a short, preparatory consultation follows to go over the treatment and take pictures. Next, botox is injected into the chewing muscles.
You can clench your jaws without noticing it. You often see it reflected in someone’s face. Some people are born with angular jaws, but a wide jawline also occurs when you grind your teeth, clench your jaws or eat a lot of gum. If the skin slackens too much, hamster cheeks can worsen. By the way, this can be fixed with filler treatment.
A botox treatment is considered virtually painless. The treatment is performed with a very thin needle.
After we receive you in our clinic, photos are taken and a preliminary consultation follows to go over your wishes. Together with you, the doctor will draw up a personal treatment plan. The consultation is completely non-binding. Then you can schedule an appointment to undergo treatment. During the treatment, botox is injected into the masseter muscles, sometimes in combination with fillers in the cheekbone. The treatment itself only takes a few minutes.
The results of botox treatment for clenching jaws and gritting teeth are not immediately noticeable after treatment. This is because the botox has an effect time of several days. Usually it takes about a week before the final result becomes visible. The maximum effect is achieved after 2 weeks. Two treatments are usually required for optimal results.
We recommend that you wait a while with sports or beauty treatments for the first few days after the treatment. Other than that, there is hardly any “downtime. Some redness may occur on the treated area. This can be camouflaged with makeup.
Because the chewing muscles will relax thanks to the botox treatment, the grinding or clenching stops and the broader jawline is softened.
Because the chewing muscles will relax thanks to the botox treatment, the grinding or clenching stops. Furthermore, the treatment will not affect the functioning of your mouth or jaw joint.
The treatment works in almost everyone. For optimal results, the treatment should be repeated about 2 times a year.
Botox treatment remains noticeable for three to four months. After that, the effect of botox slowly begins to wear off. With regular treatments, the result remains noticeable for longer and longer.