Enhance the beauty and health of your smile with Botox®!
Benefit from dental services, expertise
You likely know Botox® Cosmetic, as it is one of the world’s most highly popularized and sought-after aesthetic, nonsurgical procedures. It is celebrated for its power to improve signs of aging, such as the expression lines around the eyes and on the forehead. However, Botox® is actually rooted in medical applications that go back several decades. And, when in the hands of our skilled team at Bright Dental- Brianna Rafetto D.M.D., P.A. in Middletown, Delaware, we precisely and safely inject Botox® for cosmetic improvement as well as for therapeutic applications.
What is Botox®?
Botox® is among a category of injectable treatments known as “neuromodulators.” These solutions are formulated with special ingredients designed to disrupt the messages from the motor nerves that tell the muscles responsible for crow’s feet, frown lines, and an array of medical conditions to contract. When the signals are disrupted, the muscle remains relaxed. Because the muscles do not contract, your skin is smoother, and the effects of conditions like TMJD and chronic teeth grinding (bruxism) are also improved or eliminated.
How does Botox® treat TMJD and related problems?
As a dentist, Dr. Rafetto sees the cumulative effects of chronic dental behaviors and habits each day. For instance, you may not consider how habitual teeth grinding and jaw clenching alters your appearance. Patients who grind and clench their teeth during sleep use such considerable force that they cause the muscles responsible for crushing food to “bulk up.” Think of the way your upper arms become bigger with targeted weight training. Masseters that connect your cheeks to the jaws operate like any other muscle; this complication of bruxism may cause the muscle to enlarge so that a formerly oval face looks square and overly bulky along the jawline over time.
Fortunately, when injected into those “overworked” muscles, Botox® disrupts the extreme muscle activity. These masseters are not engaged. You restore your balanced and attractive facial shape and contours! Plus, since bruxism is associated with TMJ disorders, you may also get relief from symptoms of formerly untreated TMJDs. Patients notice the frequency and severity of chronic tension headaches and migraines, jaw, ear, neck, and shoulder pain, and other TMJ-related symptoms dramatically improved.
Why should I choose a dentist for filler treatment?
As a dentist, Dr. Rafetto has acquired an extensive and focused understanding of the anatomy and function of the tissues and structures of the face, head, and neck. This knowledge is applied to support the most comfortable and safe experience and the most predictable and desirable treatment outcomes. She also has completed training from the American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE) on both Botox® and other injectable products (dermal or soft tissue fillers). It is essential to partner with a qualified professional proficient in the specific injectable. This technical skill minimizes the risk of undesirable or serious complications and helps achieve natural-looking facial enhancement and improve underlying conditions.
At the Middletown, DE office of Bright Dental- Brianna Rafetto D.M.D., P.A., injectable treatments are fast, painless (with no more than local anesthetic), and effective. These transformative results don’t last forever, though. Call us at (302) 376-7882 to learn more about Botox®, including maintenance, and we welcome any specific questions you may have!
