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2. Facts & Myths About Use Of
Botulinum Toxin In Dentistry!

3. What is botulinum toxin?
• Botulinum toxin is produced by gram-positive
anaerobic bacteria Clostridium Botulinum. Botox
is a trade name used by Allergen for Botulinum
toxin and basically it is a purified form of
botulinum toxin which has both aesthetic and
therapeutic uses. The trade name Botox has
become so popular that people recognize trade
name better than its actual name; just like we
use the trade name Xerox for photocopy. Many
of us get afraid to hear the word toxin but
botulinum has the real role to play in dental
treatments. It is the toxin that helps to age
gracefully.

4. • Are there any variants of Botulinum Toxin?
• Yes, there are seven type of botulinum toxins
which are available to us. It is from type A, B, C,
D, E, F & G. The one which is used most
commonly is type A; however if any individual
gets resistant to type A then we can use type B
botulinum toxin. The type B botulinum Toxin is
known as Myoblock. Find Dentists
• Botulinum Toxin is available to us from different
pharmaceutical companies. There are several
other trade names of botulinum Toxin like
Desport, Neuronox and there are many more
apart from Botox.

5. How Botulinum Toxin works?
• Botox has its action on the muscle; it acts
on SNAP 25 and doesn't let the muscle
contract. It takes around 1.5-2 hours to
bind to the nerve and it can take anywhere
between 2 to 10 days to show full clinical
effect. The effect of Botox last from 3
months to 6 months varying individual to
individual. Find Dentists

6. Some common Myths & Facts about Botulinum Toxin
• Myth: It is new and not tested.
• Fact: Botulinum toxin has a history of more than 20 years. And
there are thousands of research papers available on the same.
• Myth: It will give us botulism or else I will loose sensations and
will have a plastic face.
• Fact: None of it is correct. The lethal dose of Botox is 2500
units to 3000 units which is 25 to 30 vials which is a lot of
money to kill someone. A 100 unit vial of botulinum Toxin
costs somewhere between Rs.18,000- Rs.20,000 INR
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