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Mandibular Bone Loss after Masticatory Muscles Intervention with Botulinum Toxin: An Approach from Basic Research to Clinical Findings

The injection of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) in the masticatory muscles, to cause its temporary paralysis, is a widely used intervention for clinical disorders such as oromandibular dystonia, sleep bruxism, and aesthetics (i.e., masseteric hypertrophy). Considering that muscle contraction is req...

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Autores principales: Balanta-Melo, Julián, Toro-Ibacache, Viviana, Kupczik, Kornelius, Buvinic, Sonja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6409568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30717172
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins11020084