04/04/2018
Dental implants are small cylindrical titanium abutments that are placed in the bone and function as artificial roots of missing teeth on which crowns or prostheses will be placed. The main purpose of dental implants is to recover lost function and aesthetics effectively, comfortably and safely. Many patients do not know that they need implants,...
29/03/2018
The CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) that we use in the Maxillofacial Institute is characterized by the conical shape of its X-ray emission source, this is important because with a single rotation you get the necessary information of the desired area, minimizing the time that the patient has to be in the scanner. The main...
21/03/2018
When we lose or we are extracted a tooth, the alveolar bone (the one that supports the teeth), not receiving any type of mechanical stimulus such as the pressure exerted by the teeth when chewing, starts a process of resorption. The reason is that this particular bone has the ability of "self-renewing", and by not...
07/03/2018
In Maxillofacial Institute we are always looking for new formulas to provide an excellent service and facilitate the first contact of patients with our professionals. That is why we offer the videoconference service, an option that allows the patient to make a first face-to-face consultation with our medical team, without having to travel all the...
