Why are extractions performed in orthodontic treatment?
La decisión de realizar extracciones para la correcta realización de un tratamiento puede generar dudas, inquietudes o incluso miedos en los futuros pacientes de ortodoncia. Sin embargo, se trata de una medida necesaria para lograr los objetivos estéticos y funcionales necesarios para acabar de forma correcta el tratamiento. Pero, ¿por qué es necesario? Falta de […]
The relationship between orthodontics and speech therapy is becoming increasingly close.
Orthodontics, contrary to popular belief, goes beyond simply aligning teeth but also focuses on improving functionality and oral health. However, in certain specific cases, achieving these goals fully involves considering the crucial role of the speech therapist. Let's explore how the integration of speech-language [...]
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 [...]
Which brand of aligners is best?
Although clear aligners have always been linked to Invisalign, the pioneering laboratory in this technology and the most used in the world, in which our clinic holds the category of Diamond Provider (the highest), since we treat more than 400 cases a year, nowadays other brands and brands have appeared [...].
The RNO and its role in dentistry
Neuro-Occlusal Rehabilitation (ONR), although now it is especially in trend, especially thanks to social networks, is a technique developed by Dr. Pedro Planas in 1962. Dr. Planas tried to give a functionalist answer to all the malocclusions that can be found in orthodontic patients. To do so, he tried to take a functionalist [...]
Why am I being re-scanned during my orthodontic treatment?
Although we always explain the process of treatment with invisible aligners - called Clincheck in Invisalign, for example - during a first orthodontic visit, patients obviously forget certain things, so when it's time for one of our 'scan and photos' or refinement appointments, they often ask: "How? Do I get a 'scan and photo' or a 'refinement'?