Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, ESIC Dental College and Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Botulinum toxin the poison that heals: A brief review.

Published in National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery

Botulinum neurotoxins, causative agents of botulism in humans, are produced by Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic spore-former Gram-positive bacillus. Botulinum neurotoxin poses a major bioweapon threat because of its extreme potency and lethality; its ease of production, transport, and misuse; and the need for prolonged intensive care among affec...