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What is a PRGF treatment?

Nothing like our own body to heal itself. This is the premise on which autologous technologies in general, and the PRFC treatment (Plasma Rich in Growth Factors) in particular, are based. This treatment consists of using certain components of the patient's blood to help in the regeneration process after a surgical process. The process is...

How do I know if I need dental implants?

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,...

Why the scanner we use at the Maxillofacial Institute is your best option

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...

The importance of acting fast when we lose a tooth

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...