Bruksizm, toplumda % 20 oranında görülme sıklığı bildirilmiş olan çiğneme kaslarının nokturnal veya diurnal tekrarlayan aktivitesidir. Baş ağrısı, diş sıkma ve bunun sonucu olarak dişlerde yapısal bozukluklar, yaygın yüz ağrısı gibi şikayetlere neden kişinin hayat kalitesini olumsuz etkileyen bir rahatsızlıktır. Tedavide birçok seçenek kullanılmış olup özel algoritma tanımlanamamıştır. Dentalsp...

background topical anesthesia is a safe and cost-effective method considered as the first-choice in many procedures. due to the physiological characteristics of eye, most of the local anesthetics cannot efficiently penetrate through the conjunctiva deep to tenon. the aim of this pilot study was to find a new form of lidocaine to give a sufficient level of anesthesia. methods: lidocaine cyclodex...

Sir, Herpes zoster during pregnancy is rare. The incidence is seen in approximately 1/20,000 pregnancies.[1] The treatment modalities include antiepileptic drugs, antidepressants, and various surgical interventions.[2] Acyclovir during acute phase of herpetic eruptions reduces the risk of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) but its use in nonlife-threatening infections or for suppressing therapy durin...

INTRODUCTION Epiblepharon is characterized by a cutaneous horizontal fold adjacent to the lid margin. Some cases showed spontaneous resolution, others required surgical treatment. We propose a medical treatment with botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A). OBJECTIVE To provide clinical evidence of the usefulness of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in patients with lower eyelid epiblepharon. SUBJECTS A...

Botulinum neurotoxin has revolutionized the treatment of spasticity and is now administered worldwide. There are currently three leading botulinum neurotoxin type A products available in the Western Hemisphere: onabotulinum toxin-A (ONA) Botox(®), abobotulinum toxin-A (ABO), Dysport(®), and incobotulinum toxin A (INCO, Xeomin(®)). Although the efficacies are similar, there is an intense debate ...

We treated 43 patients who had head tremor as the major complaint with local botulinum toxin type A (Btx A) injections into neck muscles: 29 patients were classified as suffering from tremulous cervical dystonia (TCD), and 14 had head tremor without dystonia (HT). All patients were clinically assessed by means of the Tsui scale and a 4-point pain scale at baseline and follow-up visit. Quantitat...