Constanza E. Fernandéz
The diet and its role in tooth decay and erosive tooth wear: villain or protection? | Concepts of minimally invasive interventions in dentistry: non-invasive and micro-invasive therapies
- DDS, PhD.
- Doctor in Dental Surgery (2008). University of Talca, Talca, Chile.
- PhD in Dentistry, Cariology (2015). University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2015-2017) at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.
- Member of the European Organization for Caries Research (ORCA).
- Board member at the Academy of Cariology of Chile, and Vice President of the Cariology Group of IADR Latin American Region.
- Principal Investigator of FONDECYT Initiation 11220057 2022-2024.
- Full time academician at Faculty of Dentistry, University of Talca. Chile.
- Coordinator of the Cariology Unit, and Coordinator of the Liaison and Communication Unit of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Talca. Chile.
- Author and peer-reviewer of numerous scientific publications. Invited Speaker to national e international conferences.
Nationality: Chile
Scientific areas: Preventive dentistry
10 of november, from 14h30 until 19h00
Auditorium C
Conference summary
02:30 – 04:00 PM
The diet and its role in tooth decay and erosive tooth wear: villain or protection?
The importance of diet in oral and overall health is indisputable. Diet is a common factor for several non-communicable chronic diseases, but it can also be a protective factor.
In this presentation we will review scientific evidence, and the way it can demonstrate the importance of reducing sugar consumption and increasing a vegetables green leaft diet, among others. Emphasis will be given to the motivational interview strategy as a tool for risk management in patients whose conventional interventions were not effective.
05:30 – 07:00 PM
Concepts of minimally invasive interventions in dentistry: non-invasive and micro-invasive therapies
For a correct tooth decay approach it is very important to manage its etiology.
In this conference we will review the actual concept of the disease, its non-invasive management criteria (diet, biofilm, fluorides and saliva), as well as the micro-invasive options that include fissure and proximal surfaces sealants.
These strategies should guide the treatment and avoid invasive approaches, which would be considered a failure according to the most recent concepts of tooth decay management.
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