Scott, Good mouth guard does a wonderful job. Also bite adjustment at the dentist would alleviate pressure from certain spots. Paralysing muscles with Botox, I would stay away from. Emily ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott burnett" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 2:40 PM Subject: Re: Butolinum toxin injections > I was in seeing the ear nose and throat Dr. for some ear problems and he > noticed that I was gritting my teeth. He said that in time the > massitor(spelling) muscles would get too big and recommended Botox > injections. It sounded too weird to me, injecting poison into your body, > and paralyzing such important muscles... I asked my dentist who is really > good about keeping up with all kinds of medical issues and he had similar > concerns. He recommended a mouth guard. > > Scott > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn