BOTOX® in Chesterfield, MO
It’s easy to look in the mirror and be discouraged by the changes you see in our faces as you age. You have experienced a lifetime of smiles, frowns, and tears, but now you see evidence of your well-lived life in the lines and wrinkles on your face.
The effects of aging are inevitable, but accepting them is not. Your Chesterfield dentist has the solution you need in the form of BOTOX®, a safe method for minimizing the appearance of those lines and wrinkles.
BOTOX® Can Take Years Off Your Appearance
It may seem like it was just yesterday that your face had a fresh, youthful appearance. Over time, fine lines and wrinkles start to form around your eyes and on your forehead. Additionally, your smile lines become more pronounced as do the frown lines between your eyes.
BOTOX® is effective only for “dynamic” wrinkles or wrinkles caused by muscle movement. You may also hear these referred to as expression lines.
- Crows' feet
- Frown lines
- Horizontal forehead lines or furrowed brow
- Frown lines between eyebrows (“angry 11”)
Getting BOTOX® at our Chesterfield, MO dental office is a fast, in-office procedure. Most patients experience few if any side effects, no downtime, and results that last three to four months.
How BOTOX® Smooths Lines and Wrinkles
BOTOX® is a neurotoxin that, when used in very small quantities, inhibits the movement of specific facial muscles. The main areas we target are around the eyes and forehead.
When administered by a trained, qualified professional like Dr. Robert Rahm, BOTOX® injections are a safe procedure. As part of his dental training, Dr. Rahm has studied facial structure extensively and has also perfected the art of giving comfortable injections.
This makes him uniquely qualified to safely administer BOTOX® injections in precisely the right spots to achieve the relaxed, natural-looking results you desire. In some cases, repeated BOTOX® injections over time may retrain facial muscles to relax, minimizing facial lines and creases for longer periods.
Minimize TMJ Pain and Headaches with BOTOX® Injections
BOTOX® today has uses that go far beyond cosmetic purposes. Today, we can use BOTOX® injections as a treatment for temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, dysfunctions often manifested as muscle pain and headaches caused by teeth grinding or clenching.
You use your TMJs all day long when you eat, speak, chew, yawn, and swallow. If this joint isn’t functioning correctly or if you are grinding or clenching your teeth, you may experience severe pain in your jaw or tension headaches.
If the painful symptoms of TMD are a problem for you, Dr. Rahm may suggest BOTOX® to release the tension and allow your jaw joint to relax.
You Deserve to Look and Feel Your Best. Contact Our Chesterfield Office!
Wanting to look your best is not vanity. If you’re discouraged by the toll that time has taken on your beautiful face, please call Chesterfield Valley Dental to learn how BOTOX® can help.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nearly everyone experiences an occasional headache, but it's usually easy to find relief with over-the-counter pain medications. If you wake up every day with a headache accompanied by pain and soreness in your jaw, neck, or shoulders, however, you may have the teeth grinding habit that we call bruxism.
BOTOX in Chesterfield
Fortunately, many dentists offer therapies like night guards to minimize grinding and clenching that damages your teeth and places added stress on your TMJ or jaw joint. But did you know that BOTOX for headache relief in Chesterfield, MO helps alleviate these symptoms in many cases?
Habitually clenching and grinding your teeth stresses the muscles in your jaw and can become painful. As the pain spreads to other muscles on the sides and top of your head, you develop a toothache. The symptoms of teeth grinding and TMJ pain range from mild to debilitating. But many patients in Chesterfield, MO have discovered the benefits of BOTOX® injections to relieve their TMJ pain and headaches. Given every three months, BOTOX® helps minimize the frequency and severity of these painful symptoms.
Let Us Provide the Headache Relief You Need
To improve your quality of life free from pain, schedule an appointment with Dr. Robert Rahm and his dental team. They'll explain the benefits of choosing BOTOX® to relieve TMJ headache pain.
BOTOX® is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think “dentist.” However, more and more dental practices are offering BOTOX injections for good reason. Dentists are highly trained in facial structure and muscle dynamics, making them ideal therapeutic and cosmetic BOTOX treatment providers.
BOTOX—a purified form of botulinum toxin type A—works by relaxing targeted muscles, reducing the frequency and range of their movements, and, as a result, the strain that leads to discomfort or damage. On the cosmetic side, BOTOX can smooth fine lines around the mouth, reduce frown lines, and even enhance the appearance of your smile by balancing lip movement. From a medical perspective, BOTOX can help relieve:
- Jaw tension and TMJ pain
- Chronic headaches related to teeth clenching and grinding (bruxism)
- Facial pain from muscle overuse
BOTOX treatments are quick, minimally invasive, and require no downtime. And because dentists understand how facial muscles affect oral function, they can deliver precise, natural-looking results!
Safe and Effective BOTOX Treatments in Chesterfield, MO
To learn more about BOTOX's therapeutic and cosmetic benefits and its power to enhance your complexion and jawbone function, contact Dr. Robert Rahm and the experienced and friendly Chesterfield Valley Dental team to schedule a consultation!
A "gummy smile" occurs when a person has too much gum tissue visible above their upper teeth when smiling. While this effect is often attributed to genetics, the true culprits are usually overactive upper lip muscles. For years, surgery was the primary recommended corrective method. These days, however, BOTOX® offers a quick, effective, and minimally invasive alternative.
The BOTOX Solution
BOTOX—a purified form of botulinum toxin—works by relaxing specific facial muscles into which it is injected. In the case of a gummy smile, a dentist injects small amounts of BOTOX into the upper lip elevator muscles to limit how high the lip lifts when smiling. The result is a more balanced, less “gummy” appearance. Additional benefits of using BOTOX to treat a gummy smile include:
- There is no need for surgery or recovery time
- Fast results (within a few days)
- Natural-looking results
- Results that are both lasting (3–4 months) and sufficiently temporary to allow for adjustments
It’s worth noting that many patients find the initial results so confidence-boosting and well worth it that they return for maintenance treatments.
BOTOX Smile Treatments in Chesterfield, MO
If you're looking for a non-surgical solution to a gummy smile and want to learn more about the benefits and considerations of BOTOX and whether it’s an appropriate solution for you, contact Dr. Robert Rahm and the experienced and friendly Chesterfield Valley Dental team to schedule a consultation!
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Robert Rahm DDS
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What NOT to Do after TMJ BOTOX®
You’ve finally found relief from your debilitating TMJ pain through BOTOX® injections, so the last thing you want is to unintentionally undo all that progress. After the time you spent in the dentist's chair, the slight discomfort of the treatment, and the anticipation of feeling better, it would be heartbreaking to let it all go to waste.
Yet many patients make common mistakes in the days following their BOTOX procedure, jeopardizing the treatment's effectiveness and preventing the full benefits from taking hold. Keep reading to learn what NOT to do ...