11/07/2023
Condylectomy is a surgery in which the mandibular condyle (the part of the jaw that articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)) is partially or completely removed. It is performed to treat problems such as: recurrent dislocation of the jaw TMJ ankylosis (partial reduction of jaw movements or complete immobility of the jaw)...
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...
31/01/2020
In the last three years, electric scooters have positioned themselves as an extremely popular means of transport, but with the rise of this new means of transport, the number of accidents related to their use has also increased. This is mainly due to two causes: the lack of clear regulation, and the reckless use by...
28/09/2019
Nowadays, stress is one of the most frequent enemies of our lives and one of the biggest responsible for very common symptoms, such as tension headache. Oftentimes this type of tension or stress headache are related to disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which is the joint formed by the upper part of the jaw...
