Dr. Juan Francisco Alfaro Pérez

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Dr. Juan Francisco Alfaro is a master at saving diseased or deteriorating teeth. It is the goal of all dentists to keep natural teeth in a healthy state for as long as possible. Your endodontist is the specialist who can remove decay inside the tooth, repair traumatic injury, and salvage your oral health beyond the ability of most ordinary dentists. With two additional years of training in root canal therapy, only about 3% of dentists are specialists in endodontics.

Diagnosing tooth pain can be difficult, as it might stem from various causes. Dr. Alfaro has over 30 years of clinical practice with more than 10,000 root canal procedures and 15,000 crowns and restorations. Also, after several years of academic and clinical research in Central America, Mexico, and the U.S., he is generally regarded as the expert in finding the cause of your pain, understanding the anatomy of your teeth, and planning for the treatment you need.

To maintain the greatest percentage of the solid structure of your tooth, Dr. Alfaro uses 3D imaging to assess the damage and make the plan. Dental Design has a complete radiographic center with resources and capabilities not available to most dentists.

• Intra-Oral Scanner is a light-beam scanner that produces digital impressions of a tooth’s anatomy and an implant’s tridimensional position, avoiding old-fashioned trays of clay-like material to get a dental form.
• Panoramic x-ray creates an image of your entire mouth, including the upper and lower jaws, all the teeth, and temporomandibular (TMJ) joints. Dr. Alfaro is looking for impacted teeth and the anatomy of the roots.
• 3-D Tomography Imaging illustrates the overall health of the maxillary bones that form the upper part of the jaw, roof of the mouth, and parts of the nose. The maxilla holds the top teeth in place and supports muscles involved in chewing and facial expressions.
• Periapical x-ray shows the inside of your entire tooth, from the crown to the root tip, normally used in research by an odontologist. It helps the dentist detect gum disease, decay, bone loss or other abnormalities of your tooth or surrounding structures.

Specialized microscope imaging assures that your root canal procedure is performed with laser precision, minimal discomfort, and long-lasting reliable results.

For the patient’s safety and for diagnostic accuracy, Dental Design keeps a precisely detailed dental history for all their patients. Did you forget your last cleaning or when your crown was placed? Let’s compare today’s panoramic x-ray to the one from two years ago. No worries, we have all your records from the beginning right here at hand, easy to review together with you.

Many patients visit Dr. Alfaro to perform endodontic surgery to repair problems that were either caused by or not fixed properly by other dentists.

• Apical surgery is required when a lesion has grown around the bottom tip of the tooth root. It prevents bacteria in the canal from leaking into the surrounding tissue. Dr. Alfaro performs this microscopic surgery in the Dental Design clinic.
• Extrusion for dental trauma is the most effective way to save fractured front teeth. A tooth that is broken under the gum line is more of a challenge for your endodontist, involving gingival inflammation, formation of a bacterial pocket, or bone structure changes.
• Removal of instruments. Sometimes when Dr. Alfaro performs an ordinary root canal procedure, the cause of the pain and inflammation is obvious: broken bits of an instrument left behind by a previous dentist that need to be carefully dislodged and removed.
• Pulp Regeneration is used to restore diseased or damaged dental pulp and to assist in healing – A biodegradable substance that will encourage the tooth to repair itself.

The doctor says, “Our most successful patients are those who look for the highest quality and trust that they will get it with us. Working with Guatemala Medical Travel we know the advocates are concerned for the well-being of the patients – before arrival to the clinic, and for their recovery. Dedicated post-op care yields better results for the patients, and for us.”

Dr Alfaro is well known for his honesty and professional ethics, and we can see it in his track-record and patient testimonials. He speak to patients truthfully about his recommendations for the most effective treatment plan, and there are always alternative options, open for discussion.

“I’m always looking for the best solution for the patient and I treat every person the way I would like to be treated, like a guest and a new friend.” So, when you visit Dental Design, relax on the sofa, admire the sweeping view of the city and volcanos, and have a nice cup of Guatemalan coffee. The doctor will see you shortly.