MR-guided navigation for botulinum toxin injection in the lateral pterygoid muscle. First results in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders.

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Date publication

juin 2019

Journal

Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MEYER Christophe

Tous les auteurs :
Pons M, Meyer C, Euvrard E, Weber E, Sigaux N, Louvrier A

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30453102

Résumé

Hyperactivity of the lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM) is one of the presumed mechanisms of the onset of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and explains why intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin (BT) may be indicated for treatment. Intramuscular injection without guidance is difficult because of its deep location. The objectives of this study were to determine the feasibility of MR-guided navigation for BT injection in the LPM in TMD and to report about our first results.