What is an impacted wisdom tooth?

Impacted wisdom teeth are a very common affliction among the population, which often goes unnoticed because in many cases it does not present pain or cause any problems in principle, however, it can have serious consequences. Impacted wisdom teeth is a situation that occurs when the tooth is partially or totally unerupted and at the...

Last weekend, Professor Federico Hernández Alfaro participated in the 1st. Surgery First Summit, an unprecedented event that commemorates the tenth anniversary of the beginnings of Surgery First, an innovative technique in the field of orthodontic and maxillofacial surgery that involves changing the classical treatment sequence (orthodontic treatment-orthognathic surgery-orthodontic treatment), and replace it with surgery-orthodontic treatment,...

During the hot season, dental hypersensitivity increases due mainly to three factors: 1-Changes in habits in the intake of food and beverages. During our holidays it is normal that our diet is different from the one we usually have, either because we travel and we must get used to a different gastronomy than we are...

Contemporary aesthetic management of dentofacial deformities involves finding an optimal occlusal result with maximum harmony of the face. In cases where what we want to modify is the paranasal area (around the nose), this has traditionally been carried out by two methods: either mobilizing the maxillary bone (Le Fort I osteotomy), or using grafts, although...