Botulinum Toxin for Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)

Bruxism is the habitual, often unconscious clenching and grinding of the teeth, frequently during sleep, which can wear down tooth surfaces, fracture restorations, overload the jaw joints and cause facial or jaw muscle tension and headaches. One approach offered at Klinika dr Gajda is to inject botulinum toxin into the masseters — the powerful muscles at the angle of the jaw responsible for clenching. By partially reducing the strength of these muscles,…

The treatment, priced at 1,200 zł, involves a few injections into each masseter using a fine needle and takes only a short time, usually without anaesthetic. The muscles are not paralysed — normal chewing continues — but the excessive clenching force is reduced. The effect develops over one to a few weeks and is temporary, typically lasting several months, so it is repeated periodically to maintain the benefit. Because this is a dental practice, the…