Differences between the Maxillofacial Surgeon and Dentist

Unlike a dentist, who can be defined as a doctor of the oral cavity, graduates in the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery have surgical and dental history, and are especially qualified to perform cosmetic procedures that include not only the teeth, but the functional and aesthetic aspects of the entire mouth, face, jaws and...

The Spanish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Head and Neck (SECOM CyC) has published the work 'Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery . Atlas of Procedures and Surgical Techniques', where Professor Federico Hernandez Alfaro, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, has collaborated as one of the coordinators in the section of Orthognathic Surgery, a complex...

The minimally invasive approach for the removal of parotid tumors was first described by our team of surgeons in the article "Minimal incision in parotidectomy" (Int.J. Oral Maxillofac, Surg., 2007; 36: 72-76). The design of this approach is in the form of "V" and requires only prearicular incisions that are continued by the fold of...

For the second year in a row, we want to share the news that we have been selected as the Best Center in Spain for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of private health. The organism in charge of carrying out this important ranking is the prestigious Merco Health Reputation Monitor, an independent body that conducts a...