Abstract

MARTINEZ-PEREZ, D.. Botulinum toxin and its use in oral and maxillofacial pathology. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2004, vol.26, n.3, pp.149-154. ISSN 2173-9161.

Abstract: Botilinum toxins are exotoxins of the bacteria that form the Clostridium botulinum spores and the causative agents of botulism. When injected into the muscle flaccid paralysis is produced. The clinical effect is directly related with the dose and is should be adjusted for each particular case. over the last twenty years that it has been in use, the botulinum toxin has shown itself to be a reliable drug. Current indications for the use of botulinum toxin include all those pathologies which are the results of muscle hyperfunction and autonomic dysfunction.

Keywords : Clostridium Botulinum; Botulinum toxin; Dystonia; Masseteric hypertrophy; Bruxism.

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