Cerebral palsy is that clinical entity consisting of a series of consecutive brain alterations, which occur before the organ reaches its growth and development, resulting in multiple alterations of muscle tone, and presenting pictures of motor alterations accompanied by non-motor alterations. There are several types of paralysis, according...
Dental aesthetics is not only formed by the teeth themselves. There are many factors that intervene in the aesthetic harmony resulting in a pleasant appearance in the face of society. One of the main factors that interact and that are revealed when evaluating dental aesthetics, is...
Many times we go to the dentist and they tell us that we have to do a root canal, but what exactly is "an endodontics"? Many people commonly call it "killing the nerve", but what we really do is to remove the pulp, clean and hermetically...
Infantile cerebral palsy, better known as ICP, is an entity that constitutes a set of disorders of development, posture and movement. This causes total or partial absence of functionality and / or limitations. It can be found together with other sensory, cognitive, communication, perception, and behavioral...
Oral lichen planus is a non-communicable inflammatory disease that affects the intra oral membranes, the most common areas being the internal face of the cheeks, palate, tongue or inner face of the lips. Oral lichen planus presents a habitual appearance of whitish spots in a reticular...
A dental abscess, or phlegmon, is the cluster of pus around a particular tooth. It can affect bone, dental or soft tissue structures close to the affected tooth. This occurs as a result of an untreated cariogenic infection, a fissure or dental fracture, a trauma or...
Gingivitis is a reversible pathology that causes inflammation of the gums and hemorrhage, but no loss of support tissue of the tooth. It appears due to an accumulation of dentobacterial plaque (tartar) in the gum line. Why is it produced? The main and most frequent cause is...
The term used to refer to the burning / burning sensation of the oral cavity, without an obvious triggering cause is "Burning mouth syndrome". This painful burning sensation, which does not respond to a triggering stimulus, can occur in any location of the oral cavity including...
Benign migratory glossitis is commonly referred to under the term "geographic tongue". It consists of a benign inflammation of the tongue combined with areas of depapilation, (absence of taste buds). It has cracks and crevices that can disappear or migrate. The margins are well defined; only...
Oral Leukoplakia is a white lesion, which we cannot categorize in any other concept of injury already defined. It has a high probability of developing oral cancer, so it is defined as a precancerous lesion. Features. Leukoplakias may appear as a unique, localized lesion, such as diffuse,...
