Comprehensive evaluation of botulinum toxin treatment outcomes of a patient with persistent myofascial orofacial pain.

Victoria Sitnikova Antti Kämppi Olli Teronen Pentti Kemppainen

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

The outcome evaluation method presented in this case study, including Axes I and II findings combined with the results of quantitative bite force and EMG measurements, provides a good tool for proper evaluation of the effect of BoNT-A on patients with myofascial orofacial pain and changes in jaw muscle function.

Keyphrases

botulinum toxin
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
case report
skeletal muscle
high resolution
spinal cord
high density