Why do I have spots on my tongue? Let's talk about geographical language
If you have noticed irregular, smooth patches on your tongue and are wondering "Why do I have patches on my tongue?" or "Should I be worried about these patches?", there are several possible causes behind these symptoms. Tongue spots can be due to a variety of reasons, such as infections, vitamin deficiencies, irritations or chronic conditions. Today we want to focus on [...]
What are dental associations and which ones does Vélez & Lozano belong to?
The other day we commented internally in the clinic, after receiving an informative email about a course offered by a dental association, that it was difficult for patients (or readers of this blog in general) to perceive or understand what the role of this type of society was and why many of them were so interested in the [...]
What is Ludwig's angina?
The other day I learned about a very particular and rather unpleasant case of a patient who ended up in hospital because of a dental infection that spread. Although this is an overly simplistic answer to a complex problem, of course, in the end the information retained by his relatives and close people who know about the case is [...]
Adrián Melgares de Aguilar Sánchez updates his knowledge in orthodontics
During the last two weekends of April, our dental hygienist, Adrián Melgares de Aguilar Sánchez, from the orthodontics area, has attended in Madrid the 'orthodontics refresher course for the dental hygienist', given by Belén Gonzalez Cerrajero, Carmen M.ª Corral Téllez, Elisa Carbadillo Ferreira, Lucía Barrio Escribano and Katherine Yvette Salinas [...]
What is a torus and what are the consequences for our oral health?
Sometimes we receive patients in our dental clinic in Murcia who are worried because a lump has suddenly appeared in the oral cavity and they fear that it could be indicative of oral cancer. Once in the consultation room, and after the relevant x-ray to prove it, we realise that they are in fact excrescences [...]
Dental agenesis: let's talk about it
What is dental agenesis? Dental agenesis is defined as the congenital absence of one or more permanent teeth, which fail to erupt because they never form. Although it is something that often goes unnoticed by others, it is estimated to affect around 2% of the population, with this percentage being [...]
