Type
Botox & Fillers
Duration
30 min
What's included
4 deliverables in this treatment
- Assessment of jaw muscles and grinding pattern
- Botulinum toxin injection into the masseter muscles
- Aftercare guidance
- Advice on complementary measures such as a night guard
Botulinum toxin injected into the masseter muscles can ease the clenching and grinding of bruxism, reducing muscle overactivity and the jaw tension, tooth wear and headaches associated with it. As a dental practice, InDent treats bruxism alongside its restorative work, where heavy grinding can damage teeth and dental work. The same in-house aesthetic-medicine service also offers forehead and eye-area treatment. A clinician assesses suitability before treatment.
About this treatment
Bruxism — habitual clenching and grinding of the teeth, often during sleep — is driven in part by the powerful masseter muscles at the angle of the jaw. Injecting small, targeted doses of botulinum toxin into these muscles reduces how forcefully they contract, which is associated with relief from jaw tension, muscle-related headaches and the accelerated tooth and restoration wear that grinding can cause. Because InDent is a restorative dental practice,…
The treatment is quick and carried out with a fine needle after the clinician has assessed your jaw, the pattern of muscle activity and your dental history. No anaesthetic is usually needed and you can return to normal activities the same day. The effect is not immediate: it develops gradually over the following days as the muscle activity settles, and it is temporary, typically wearing off over a number of months as movement returns, so periodic repeat…
Good to know
- Targets
- Masseter (grinding) muscles
- Onset
- Builds over several days
- Effect
- Temporary; repeat to maintain
Who is this for?
Adults who clench or grind their teeth and want to ease jaw tension and protect their teeth
About the clinic
Reviews, team and credentials
Independent review links and clinic-reported team information.
Clinical team
Led by owner Dr Edyta Ciężka-Hsiao (dr n. med.), a Poznań Medical University graduate specialising in microscope-assisted endodontics, prosthetics and aesthetic restorative dentistry and a member of the American Association of Endodontists, the European Society of Endodontology and the Polish Endodontic Society. Oral surgery and implantology are led by Dr Patryk Szubert (dr n. med.), a surgical-dentistry specialist…
Clinic-reported credentials
Languages: Polish, English
Treatment highlights
- Assessment of jaw muscles and grinding pattern
- Botulinum toxin injection into the masseter muscles
+2 more items in What's included
Masseter (bruxism / teeth-grinding) treatment 2,100 zł. Other in-house aesthetic-medicine areas: forehead and glabellar lines 1,300 zł, eye area (crow's feet) 1,200 zł. Effects build over days and are temporary.