Mewing: Miracle facial exercise or unscientific technique?
An in-depth analysis of a controversial facial technique Mewing has burst onto the beauty and health scene straight into the trends, and with good reason, because as a facial technique it promises more than surprising results: a more defined jawline, better breathing and deeper sleep. And all, quite simply, [...]
World Speech Therapy Day: a speciality at cross-purposes with ours
Today is World Speech Therapy Day, and from our dental clinic we want to take the opportunity to claim the importance of a comprehensive health treatment with the intervention of several different specialists for a total rehabilitation of the functions. For this reason, our orthodontic and paediatric dentistry teams communicate frequently with speech therapists from [...]
Do your bit in the fight against breast cancer
Next Thursday 19th October is World Breast Cancer Day, the most diagnosed tumour in the world above lung cancer according to data published in 2021 by the Cancer Research Centre. For this reason, at Vélez & Lozano we wanted to try to make you part of the [...]
The relationship between dental health and mental health
Today 10 October is World Mental Health Day, and as well as showing our support for people who suffer (either directly or indirectly) from some kind of mental illness - it is estimated that 1 in 4 people in Spain do so - we wanted to give a very brief reminder of the importance of mental health in our society.
The link between periodontitis and Alzheimer's disease
Today is World Alzheimer's Day and, although there is still much to discover and clarify in this regard, there are several modern studies that establish a bidirectional relationship between this type of dementia and periodontitis. Recently, the relationship between the two has been investigated following the discovery of elevated levels of one of the most common pathogens [...]
What is bruxism and how can I solve it?
Bruxism is a disorder consisting of clenching or even grinding the teeth against each other (the lower arch against the upper arch) unconsciously. It is a problem that is affecting more and more people, which is explained by the fact that it is closely related to stress. It can sometimes become a chronic disorder [...]
