Efficacy of botulinum toxin in treating myofascial pain and occlusal force characteristics of masticatory muscles in bruxism.

Aim And Objective: The present study was conducted in patients with bruxism to evaluate the effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) (Botox, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) in the treatment of myofascial pain and the occlusal force characteristics of masticatory muscles.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four diagnosed with bruxism were randomly divided into three groups (n = 8) and treated by bilateral intramuscular injection of BTX-A and placebo-treated with saline placebo injections and control group where no injections were given.

Effectiveness of oral health education in children - a systematic review of current evidence (2005-2011).

Background: So that resources and manpower are allocated in a way of most benefit to the population, systematic review of available evidence on the effectiveness of programmes and interventions is required.

Objectives: To assess the quality of evidence presented in studies carried out to investigate the effectiveness of oral health education in children.

Methods: The MEDLINE (PubMed) bibliographic database was searched for English-language articles published from 2005 to 2011.