Resorption in alveolar bone grafts

In his last scientific publication "The Fate of Lateral Ridge Augmentation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.", Professor Hernández Alfaro and his research team put the magnifying glass on the different materials and techniques used for the reconstruction of the alveolar bone. In terms of techniques, block grafts seem to maintain the original volume of increase...

In the field of implantology, one of the greatest advances is computer-guided surgery, that allows measurements of maximum accuracy and virtual placement of implants before placing them on the patient, resulting in better functional and aesthetic results . The process of guided surgery begins with the combination of images from an intraoral and cranial scanner,...

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...

In the article On a definition of the appropriate timing for surgical intervention in orthognathic surgery, I present the different scenarios of the contemporary orthognathic surgery patient depending on the moment in which the surgical event takes place. Thus we have: Surgery First, Surgery Early, Surgery Last, Surgery Late, Surgery Only, Surgery Never. The advantages...