BOTOX® & DERMAL FILLERS - CONCORD, NC
Because You Deserve to Look and Feel Your Best
Improve Your Facial Beauty or Ease Dental Conditions
Nonsurgical procedures such as dermal fillers and wrinkle-relaxing injections are a great way to beautify facial aesthetics without the downtime associated with traditional surgical procedures. Botox® is a neurotoxin formulated by Allergan from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Botox Cosmetic is FDA-approved to temporarily reduce the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines, crow’s feet, and forehead lines in adults.
Everyone deserves to look and feel their best at Rogers & Associates. In addition to administering Botox in Concord, NC, for therapeutic purposes, some patients request it and dermal fillers to enhance their smile and facial beauty. It’s not uncommon for patients to decide to get these services before or after they receive restorative procedures such as All-on-X dental implants or smile makeovers.
The Growing Applications of Botox in Dentistry
Botox has grown in popularity due to its efficacy, tolerability, and minimally invasive nature. Botox provides fast results that last three to six months with no downtime and minimal side effects in most cases. Since several national and state-level dental commissions and boards affirmed the ability of general dentists to administer Botox and dermal fillers in 2013, a growing number of dental practices offer both.
As with any procedure, choosing a dentist with appropriate training, experience, and verifiable successful outcomes is essential. At Rogers & Associates, we’ll discuss the steps involved in treatment and assess your therapeutic and/or cosmetic goals to ensure you’re a good candidate for Botox or dermal fillers in Concord, NC.
Common Dental Uses of Botox
When a person has lost teeth, their lip muscles become repositioned due to decreased vertical volume. Botox can relax and retrain the muscles around an implant-supported or traditional denture to make the transition smoother.
Approximately 13% of adults involuntarily clench or grind their teeth while sleeping. Botox calms the nerves and tissues involved in grinding. We inject it into a small localized area, so there’s no danger of wider paralysis. We may recommend Botox in Concord, NC, as an adjunct bruxism therapy with a customized night guard.
Botox and other neuromodulators were approved by FDA in 2010 for migraine treatment. Research suggests the drug interrupts the pathway of pain transmission between the brain (central nervous system) and nerves that extend from the spinal cord to alleviate migraine headaches.
Excessive gingival exposure (gummy smile) is commonly caused by hyperfunction of the upper lip muscles. If you feel self-conscious about smiling due to a gummy smile, Botox injections help weaken these muscles and reduce their hyperactivity. It typically takes five to seven days to see results, and the cosmetic effects can last six months or longer. We’ll examine the underlying cause and your unique needs to determine if this minimally invasive gummy smile treatment is appropriate.
Botox is widely used to reduce the appearance of facial lines and wrinkles on the forehead, between the eyebrows, and around the eyes. While these injections only take a few minutes to administer, it can take 24 to 48 hours for the appearance of lines and wrinkles to diminish. Treatment needs to be repeated about every six months to sustain the results.
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