15/02/2021
Prof. Federico Hernández Alfaro, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Director of the Maxillofacial Institute, was contacted this weekend by Motorsport.com, a website specialized in motor racing news to comment on the fracture suffered by F1 driver Fernando Alonso, who suffered an accident while cycling in the Swiss Alps. In the Motorsport.com article (in...
28/12/2020
To end this endless 2020, we share a compilation with the five most read articles on the Maxillofacial Institute's blog during the year: #1 "How to reduce swelling after orthognathic surgery" #2 What should I eat after my wisdom tooth extraction?" #3 "TMJ: What treatments do we perform at Instituto Maxilofacial?" ...
14/12/2020
After dental causes, the second most common cause of orofacial pain (in the face and mouth area) is craniomandibular dysfunction. Craniomandibular Dysfunction (CMD) is defined as the set of pathologies and clinical situations that cause disorders in the masticatory system, which includes the muscles of the mouth and face, and the joints of the mouth....
29/10/2020
Relapse is a fear commonly expressed by patients who undergo any surgery. In the case of orthognathic surgery, there are mainly two types: 1- Dental relapse, when there is a change in the position of the teeth after surgery — this type of recurrence is the most common. 2- Skeletal relapse, when there is a...
