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Abstract
The following case report depicts the management of a patient suffering with a jaw opening oromandibular dystonia using a combination of botulinum toxin injections, zolpidem, and relaxation procedures. Eventually the botulinum toxin injections were eliminated, and the patient was maintained with only zolpidem and relaxation procedures.
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Eduardo Vazquez-Delgado
Dr. Eduardo Vazquez-Delgado received his D.D.S. degree in 1999 from the College of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Spain. In 2003, he obtained his M.S. degree in orofacial pain from the College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky. He is currently an assistant professor of the TMD Unit of the Oral Surgery and Implantology Master’s degree program, University of Barcelona, and is a member of the TMD and Orofacial Pain Unit, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Jeffrey P. Okeson
Jeffrey P. Okeson received his D.M.D. degree in 1972 from the College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky. He joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky in 1974. Presently he is a professor and director of the Orofacial Pain Center, which he established in 1977 at the same university. Dr. Okeson has written many clinical and research articles and is author of several textbooks that are widely used in dental schools and orofacial pain programs throughout the world. He has presented more then 500 invited lectures on the subject of TMD and orofacial pain in 47 states and in 39 different countries.