title: Botox Therapy in Dentistry: A Review.
abstract: There are many medical and dental conditions which do not have complete treatment modalities in conventional ways. The botulinum toxin can be used as an alternative treatment modality working through chemo denervation method in many medical and dental conditions. An internet research was done for botulinum toxin used in dentistry and all articles and studies were selected, articles related to dentistry were extracted and summarized. This article explains the basic of botulinum toxin and some of its uses in dentistry. In next parts, the extensive details of its use in dentistry will be dealt with.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Saraswati Dental College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Aftab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azam
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics SMBT Dental College and Postgraduate research institute, Amrutnagar, Sangamner, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sunny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manchanda
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Division of Prosthodontics, Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thotapalli
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics, Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sunil Babu
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kotha
keywords: Botox; botulinum toxin; bruxism; chemodenervation; cosmetics; dentistry; facial wrinkles; temporomandibular disorders