What are the Risks of Muscle Relaxant Injections?
Muscle relaxant injections are a safe and effective treatment, but all medications do carry the potential to cause side effects, most in rare cases. We will discuss these with you after thoroughly assessing your health and medical history before treatment, which will minimize the risk of complications occurring by knowing it is safe for you to undergo this treatment.
• The most common problems occur from the injection itself as opposed to the product, which can include redness, bruising, swelling and possible skin infection.
• If not placed properly, the injection can affect a muscle in a location other than those it was supposed to, or may relax the muscle too much. This means potentially your smile and the way your mouth moves can be affected, which is why it is important to choose a dentist with plenty of experience providing this treatment.
• The muscles injected can be sore for a few days after the injections
• Botox can cause temporary partial weakening of the muscles injected
• When Botox is used for a long time, it may cause atrophy of the muscles injected. This is especially true in female patients taking medications for osteoporosis therapy. This atrophy is reversible if the therapy is discontinued.
• There have been reports of temporary side effects such as flu-like symptoms, palpitations, tingling sensations, or nausea. These side effects are rare and usually go away within 1-2 days.
• Extremely rare complications can include allergic reactions, flu-like symptoms or headaches.
• One of the biggest problems with Botox injections for TMJ is that it can interfere with the diagnosis process. While some dentists just listen for clicks and pops in your jaw to diagnose TMJ and immediately offer Botox as sole first line treatment, we tend to perform a comprehensive diagnostic approach to find out as many details of your problem as possible. In our comprehensive diagnosis process, we utilize a scientific approach that provides us with verifiable, objective data that will guide successful treatment.
Muscle relaxant injections are a safe and effective treatment, but all medications do carry the potential to cause side effects, most in rare cases. We will discuss these with you after thoroughly assessing your health and medical history before treatment, which will minimize the risk of complications occurring by knowing it is safe for you to undergo this treatment.
• The most common problems occur from the injection itself as opposed to the product, which can include redness, bruising, swelling and possible skin infection.
• If not placed properly, the injection can affect a muscle in a location other than those it was supposed to, or may relax the muscle too much. This means potentially your smile and the way your mouth moves can be affected, which is why it is important to choose a dentist with plenty of experience providing this treatment.
• The muscles injected can be sore for a few days after the injections
• Botox can cause temporary partial weakening of the muscles injected
• When Botox is used for a long time, it may cause atrophy of the muscles injected. This is especially true in female patients taking medications for osteoporosis therapy. This atrophy is reversible if the therapy is discontinued.
• There have been reports of temporary side effects such as flu-like symptoms, palpitations, tingling sensations, or nausea. These side effects are rare and usually go away within 1-2 days.
• Extremely rare complications can include allergic reactions, flu-like symptoms or headaches.
• One of the biggest problems with Botox injections for TMJ is that it can interfere with the diagnosis process. While some dentists just listen for clicks and pops in your jaw to diagnose TMJ and immediately offer Botox as sole first line treatment, we tend to perform a comprehensive diagnostic approach to find out as many details of your problem as possible. In our comprehensive diagnosis process, we utilize a scientific approach that provides us with verifiable, objective data that will guide successful treatment.