Can I perform lip and perioral augmentation with dermal fillers and Botox®?
According to the Dental Practice Act, dentists are the experts of the orofacial area. Some states incorporate into their state legislation the exact verbiage that governs the use of injectable fillers and botulinum neurotoxin (Botox) at a dental practice while other states are in the process of establishing these guidelines. Other states have not taken an official stance in regard to the use of dermal fillers and Botox. At least one state (California) has adopted rules that are so restrictive that they effectively prohibit dentists from performing these augmentation procedures. These three standpoints are a result of three typical behaviors humans project when presented with something new – avoid (provide no guidelines for doctors), deny (restrict doctors from performing augmentation), and, finally, accept (provide doctors with guidelines for augmentation).
