Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Mandibular Fracture Healing: An Experimental Study in Rabbits

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Tukel H. C., Daglioglu Y. K., Tatli U., Gundogdu L. S., Kurkcu M., Benlidayi M. E.

JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.78, no.12, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 78 Issue: 12
• Publication Date: 2020
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.joms.2020.06.001
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
• Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) on fracture healing of the long bones is controversial, and no controlled clinical or experimental study has investigated the effect of BTX-A on mandibular fractures. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether BTX-A injection into the masseter muscles affects bone healing by reducing the displacing forces in an unfavorable mandibular fracture model.