Rui Isidro Falacho
Difficulties in assessing restorability and prognosis
- MSci in Dentistry at UCP (2009)
- Post-Graduated in Experimental Pathology at FMUC (2010)
- PhD at the Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences from FMUC (2020)
- Invited Assistant of Fixed Prosthodontics at the MSci in Dentistry and Post-Graduation at FMUC
- Lecturer and Head of Clinic at the Post-Graduate Program in Adhesive Dentistry – IUCS
- Lecturer in several National and International Post-Graduation Programs
- President of the EADD, SPMD2 and Board Member of SPERO
- Editor for the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentist – JERD
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Fixed prosthesis
5 of november, from 11h35 until 12h10
Auditorium B
Conference summary
Nowadays, dentists must include in their daily clinical practice technical and theoretical knowledge that aims at responding to the needs of their patients, while ensuring the preservation of dental tissue whenever possible.
The main concern must be performing a diagnosis that leads to the clinical decision. This should be based on criteria for evaluating the restorability of destroyed teeth, considering the techniques available for a successful restorative procedure, as well as an adequate medium/long-term prognosis.
This lecture fits into this cognitive and technical plurality and demand. It is intended to present to fellow Dentists a simplified decision tree for some clinical situations, contemplating the assessment of restorability and possible techniques to maximize success.