An Atelier for the Smile
Botox for TMJ
frees your smile
Dr. Kerri Hill, Beverly Hills' premier cosmetic and implant dentist, places therapeutic Botox for a clenching, aching jaw and a softening of a gummy smile, read by an eye trained on the muscles of the face.
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- One Patient at a time
Botox for TMJ & Esthetics
Botox for TMJ & esthetics in Beverly Hills
Botox is an injectable that calms the habitual muscle contractions behind jaw tension and a gummy smile. Dr. Kerri Hill uses it therapeutically for an overactive, clenching jaw and, in smaller amounts, to soften how much gum shows when you smile, always read by an eye trained on how the whole lower face moves.
What sets her Botox apart is the eye behind it. Dr. Hill has read the muscles of the jaw and lower face every working day for twenty-five years, so she treats the whole lower face as one connected system rather than a single line. She places only what your case needs, protecting your natural expression, and delivers it in the same private suite where she looks after your smile.
Is This For You
Is Botox right for you?
Good Candidate If
- You clench or grind and wake with a tight, aching jaw
- A gummy smile shows more gum than you would like
- You want to soften early movement lines while keeping natural expression
Worth Discussing First
- You are pregnant or breastfeeding
- You have a neuromuscular condition affecting the treated muscles
- You want a permanent change over a maintained result
Wondering if Botox is the right next step? Dr. Hill will talk you through the options and clarify if something else makes more sense.
A Botox visit takes under thirty minutes, and results settle in over the following week.
The Difference
Treatment shaped by how you move
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The muscles of your bite, read by a dentist
Botox for TMJ and esthetics works in the jaw and lower face, anatomy Dr. Kerri Hill has spent 25 years understanding through her work in dentistry. You are cared for by a clinician who reads how the jaw moves and how the face holds tension, in the same private Beverly Hills suite where she looks after your smile.
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Relief for a clenching, aching jaw
For many people, a few precisely placed units calm an overactive jaw muscle and ease the grinding and clenching behind TMJ tension. Softening those muscles often relaxes the lines they carve into the lower face, which is why therapeutic Botox is Dr. Hill’s signature.
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Facial harmony that complements your smile
A little Botox placed between the nose and upper lip can gently soften a gummy smile by keeping the lip from rising too high, and the same eye that designs a smile keeps the balance of the whole lower face in view.
Explore Further
Treatments related to Botox for TMJ
Botox is one part of the medical aesthetics Dr. Hill offers, and it is often layered into a wider plan. Many patients pair it with injectables and fillers to restore volume where movement lines have set in, turn to facial rejuvenation when the skin needs more than a single treatment, or round out the visit with IV vitamin drips.
The Clinician Behind Your Care
Meet Dr. Kerri Hill, behind your Botox treatment
For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Kerri Hill has read the muscles of the jaw and the lines of the lower face as one connected system, the exact eye Botox rewards. Therapeutic Botox for a clenching jaw is her signature, offered alongside the rest of her medical aesthetics inside the same private suite where she practices dentistry. Meet Dr. Kerri Hill.
The Consultation
Your Botox plan starts with a private consultation
The first visit is a discovery, where Dr. Kerri Hill listens before she recommends anything and reads the muscles of your face in person. Here is how the consultation unfolds.
We listen, then we look
We start with what brings you in, whether it is a jaw that aches by evening, a gummy smile you have always noticed, or facial balance you want to protect, then Dr. Hill assesses the muscles of your face and your goals in person.
We map your treatment together
Dr. Hill explains where Botox would go and why, how many units your case is likely to need, and what the days after look like, then makes the investment clear before anything is scheduled.
You decide when you are ready
You leave with a plan you understand and no pressure to start today. The pace is yours to set, and whether and when to begin stays entirely your call.
In Her Patients' Own Words
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Individual results vary.
The questions Botox patients ask us first
Can a dentist do Botox?
Yes. Dr. Kerri Hill works in the muscles of the jaw and lower face every working day, which is exactly the anatomy Botox for TMJ and esthetics treats. You are cared for by a clinician who reads the whole lower face, in the same private practice where she looks after your teeth.
Does Botox help TMJ and jaw clenching?
For many people, yes. Botox placed in an overactive jaw muscle can ease the clenching and grinding behind TMJ tension, and softening those muscles often relaxes the lines they carve into the lower face. Botox for TMJ is Dr. Hill’s signature, and your consultation begins with what you are actually feeling.
Can Botox soften a gummy smile?
It can for the right candidate. A small amount placed between the nose and upper lip keeps the lip from rising too high when you smile, which softens how much gum shows. Dr. Hill assesses your lip, your gums, and how your smile moves before she recommends it. The result still reads as your own smile.
Does the treatment hurt?
Most people find it very manageable. Botox is delivered through a very narrow needle in a brief in-office visit, and a numbing cream can be applied first if you would like it. There is no downtime, and you can carry on with your day afterward.
How long do the results last?
Botox generally lasts a few months, commonly three to four, then gradually wears off as muscle activity returns, and most people plan a maintenance rhythm rather than a single visit. How long yours holds depends on the area treated and your own muscles, which Dr. Hill talks through with you.
Do you take my insurance for Botox?
Dr. Kerri Hill runs a boutique, cash-pay practice and is not in-network. That choice is what makes one patient at a time possible, giving you her full attention and privacy, and financing through CareCredit, Cherry, PatientFi, and Alphaeon is there if you would like to spread the investment out.
Still weighing whether it is right for you? Meet Dr. Hill, or explore the rest of her medical aesthetics.
The Invitation
Your jaw, your smile, one private consultation
A private consultation with Dr. Hill: what you are feeling, a reading of the muscles of your face, and a clear plan with the investment attached. Call or text (424) 355-0355 if you would rather book by phone.
25 years in dentistry · Botox for TMJ, her signature · One patient at a time