Can Cosmetic Injections Treat Headaches?

 

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Dental cosmetic injections can treat migraines and other headaches quickly and effectively. Talk to Dental Partners of Boston for a consultation.

Often thought of as purely cosmetic, cosmetic injections can actually be a useful tool for treating migraine headaches brought on by TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder. Your Boston cosmetic dentist at Dental Partners of Boston can apply cosmetic injections to the muscles around your head and neck to reduce migraine headaches. Cosmetic injections work by treating your headaches’ underlying issue of TMJ disorder.

What is TMJ Disorder?

There are many types of TMJ disorders, but generally speaking, TMJ disorders involve the muscles around the head, neck, face, and outer jaw. These muscles become chronically tight, stressed, or overworked, which results in facial pain and migraine headaches. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine the exact cause of TMJ disorder because there are many factors that contribute, including:

  • Genetic problems
  • Prior jaw injury
  • Arthritis
  • Bruxism (the chronic grinding of teeth, either while awake or asleep)

It may be difficult to determine the exact cause of your migraine headache, but cosmetic injections for dentistry from Dental Partners of Boston is effective at treating all four causes.

How Do Cosmetic Injections Work?

A member of our dental team will talk with you about where you are experiencing your headaches. They will examine your head and neck to find the specific muscles to give you optimal relief. The targeted muscles are shallow, so unpleasant deep injections are not necessary. Oddly, it is uncertain exactly how dental cosmetic injections fix migraines, but the treatment has been proven effective for chronic headaches.

Another fortunate result of dental injections normally reserved for cosmetic reasons is that they can also treat your headaches before they occur. Alternative treatments like prescription medicine only treat the problem once you’ve already begun suffering from it.

Will Cosmetic Injectables Help Me?

When you consider treatment for frequent headaches, we strongly suggest you consult with your primary care physician. Your physician will rule out any other causes for your migraines. However, if you suffer from a migraine headache often enough that it interrupts your life, you may be a candidate for our Boston cosmetic injection procedure. If you struggle with headaches 15 out of 30 days and are over the age of 18, you are officially eligible to receive dental injection therapy. We strongly advise you to look into it if you are tired of constantly taking prescribed medication for headaches.

The treatment is easy and comfortable. We examine your neck and teeth to search for muscle soreness and signs of bruxism. Then we design your custom treatment plan. You can expect quick results and start living free of your headaches. Schedule an appointment with Dental Partners of Boston today to look into a cosmetic injection treatment.

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