Inside Aesthetics

Episode 156 hosts Professor Bob Khanna, a dental surgeon and expert facial aesthetic educator from Reading in the UK. Professor Khanna was the world's first recognised dentist to offer injectables and since 1996, he’s been a leading thought leader in the field. He's continually evolved his own novel techniques and modalities to treat the face holistically.  He is also a global-thought leader in the diagnosis and management of teeth grinding and clenching problems, also known as ‘bruxism’.  Injectors very commonly treat the masseters for both aesthetic and teeth grinding and so we ask the question - should they be doing this and what problems might they inadvertently create without a thorough examination? We discuss: - What bruxism is and how grinding differs from clenching?  - Why these issues occur?  - The role of posture in preventing parafunctional habits - The problem with soft dental plates that are commonly made by dentists to protect the teeth - How bruxism contributes to 'TMJ' (jaw joint) disorders -