Par M MALTZ (Université Fédérale de Porto Alegre, Brésil), J CARVALHO (UCL), I MÈJARE (Université de Malmö, Suède)

Docent and professor

Head of Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Eastman Dental Institute, Stockholm

Professor at the Dental Faculty, Malmö University, Sweden

Personal information

Birthdate April 5, 1938

Birthplace Malmö, Sweden

Children Malin 36, Johan 34 and Michaela 33

Education

1957 - 1962 DDS, Dental Faculty, University of Lund

1976 Recognized as specialist in Pedodontics

1975 - 1979 Research education; special courses relevant to clinical and experimental research.

1979 PhD at the Dental Faculty, University of Lund,

Title of thesis: Clinical and experimental studies on reactions to formocresol with special reference to pulpotomy

1985 Docent, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm

Professional positions

1962 - 1970 Dental Officer, Public Dental Service in Malmö

1970 - 1976 Clinical instructor in Pedodontics, Oral surgery and Orthodontics at Tandläkarhögskolan in Malmö

1976 - 1979 Instructor at the Department of Oral Microbiology

1976 - 1980 Chief Dental Officer in Pedodontics, Malmöhus County, Lund

Professional positions (continued)

1990 - present Chairman of the Department of Pedodontics, Eastman Dental Institute, Stockholm

1980 - 1984 Senior lecturer at the Department of Pedodontics, Eastman Dental

Institute, Stockholm

1985 Docent, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm

1980 - present Director of postgraduate program in pedodontics, Eastman Dental

Institute (14 authorised pedodontists have been educated under my supervision)

1985 - 0301-0901 Acting professor in pedodontics at the University of Gothenburg

1989-1990 WHO Consultant for the implementation a curriculum for dental hygienists at the University of Bahrain

1988-89,1990-91 Guest researcher at NIOM, Oslo, Norway

1997-02-06 Guest researcher at the Division of Health Sciences, University of

Otago, New Zealand

2001- present Professor in pedodontics with special attention to caries in children at

the Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University

2002- present Supervisor for Karin Ridell in her Masters Degree: “Endodontic treatment in the Dental Health Service in Skåne”

Professional services

1986 - 1989 Chairman: The Board of the Swedish Society of Pedodontics

1978 - 2001 Member: The Board of the Swedish Pedodontic Society

1981 - present Member: The Commission Editorial Board of Acta Odontologica Pediatrica

1996 -present Editorial board of the Journal of Swedish Dental Society

1999- present Member of the "Expert panel in odontology "of the National Board of Health and Welfare

1999- present Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU):

member of evaluation group of caries prevention

1987-2001 Faculty opponent for odont.doctor degree: Ivar Espelid; Dental Faculty of Bergen University 1987; Lill-Kari Wendt, Dental Faculty of Göteborg University 1995; Gunhild Strand, Dental Faculty of Bergen University 1997; Agneta Lith, Dental Faculty of Göteborg University 2001.

Member of Faculty qualifying board for odont.doctor degree: Agneta Ekman 1989, Carina Källestål 1991, Bengt Sjödin 1994, all Dental Faculty of Umeå University.

Master of science degree: Ingrid Andersson-Wenckert, Faculty of Umeå, 1999, Boel Jensen, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University 2002.

2001-2002 Member of Faculty Qualifying Board for upgrading to professorship at

The Faculty of Odontology, Oslo University, Norway

2002 “Reconstruction materials in paediatric dentistry”. An online

document prepared on request by the Swedish National Board of

Health and Welfare

2003 Investigation of the continuing education of dentists in Sweden. On request by the Swedish Dental Association

Present Reviewer for Acta Odontol Scand, Caries Research, Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, European J Pediatric Dent, J Dentistry, Swedish Dental Journal

1995-2003 Invited speaker to: Hadassah University of Jerusalem1995; Israeli Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Tel Aviv1995; Den norske tannlegeforening 1995, 2000, 2004; Memorial lecture at the Faculty of medicine, University of Ljubljana 1997; Samhällsodontologiskt Forum, Norway 1997 and 2003; Nutrition in early childhood, Karolinska Institutet 1998; Efterårskursus in Ålborg 1998; Swedish Society of Radiology 1999; Swedish Society of Cariology 1999; Dental Faculty of Copenhagen 1999; Livsmedelsverket 1998-1999; Swedish Pedodontic Society (Barntandvårdsdagar1997,-98,-99,-01,-03), Göteborg Dental Symposium 2000; Dental Faculty, Göteborg University 2001; NOF meeting in Copenhagen 2001; Preventive Dentistry 2002 in Jena, Germany National congress in preventive dentistry in Valencia, Spain 2002, Danish Dental Association: Symposium in Aarhus nov 2003, Dental Faculty University of Amsterdam 2003, Dental Faculty, University of Lisbon 2004, and in various symposia almost every year at Odontologisk riksstämma, Sweden including 2003.

PAPERS

50 scientific original papers published in international journals and 24 pedagogic papers or chapter in textbooks

Radiographic studies on caries progression at

approximal surfaces in adolescents and young adults

by Ingegerd Mejàre

Abstract –

Along with the caries decline among children and adolescents in many western industrialised countries it has also been observed that in general, lesion progression is a slow process. As a consequence, the timing for operative intervention has changed, and non-operative measures to stop lesion progression rather than drilling and filling has become a common philosophy. As for approximal surfaces, it is commonly advocated not to restore until the lesion is observed in the dentin. The knowledge about lesion progression in the dentin is, however, scarce. The aim of the Västerhaninge study was therefore to assess the rate of lesion progression, particularly in the outer half of the dentin and to identify factors that influence the rate of progression. It was concluded that, in general, caries progression is a slow process. The deeper the lesion, however, as judged radiographically, the faster the rate of progression. Other influencing factors are the type of surface, caries activity, and age of the individual. Furthermore, preparation damage from drilling of the neighbouring surface is a risk factor for lesion progression.

Docent and professor

Professor at the Faculty of odontology,

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Current position: Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Academic Degrees:

1981 Odontology Doctor, Faculty of Odontology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

1976 Master Degree in Pedodontics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

1975 Specialist in Pedodontics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

1973 D.D.S. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Academic Experience:

2000 Member of the Central Ethic Comity, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

1999 Coordinator of the Ethic Comity, Faculty of Odontology , UFRGS

1989- Professor, University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

1988-89 Associate Professor, University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

1986-87 Associate Professor, University of Brasília, Brazil

1982-85 Visiting Professor, University of Brasília, Brazil

1981-83 Associate Professor, University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

1980-81 Research Fellow, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Theses:

Odontology Doctor Antimicrobial effects on bacteria associatd with dental caries.

Master Degree The effect of an Oral hygiene programme on dental caries and gingivitis.

Publications:

Author/ co-author of 11 chapters in books and proceedings of international meetings

Author/ co-author of 25 papers in international/national scientific journals

Author/ co-author of 75 abstracts of scientific publications at international/national meetings

Invited lectures/symposiums:

60 lectures

Referee, ad hoc:

Caries Research

Brazilian Dental Journal

Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia a UNESP

Editorial Bord

Brazilian Oral Reserach

Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia da UFRGS, ISSN- 1517-7491

Revista da ABOPREV, ISSN 1677-1346

Incomplete removal of carious lesions. Long-term evaluation

at microbiological and clinical levels.

By Marisa Maltz

Abstract –

One important step in the tooth restoration process is the removal of carious dentine. According to the traditional dentistry, all infected carious dentine has to be removed in order to stop caries progression. Bacteria beneath restoration are believed to be one reason for failure of restorations. However, studies of stepwise treatment demonstrated that, after incomplete removal of carious dentine and tooth sealing, the number of remaining bacteria is significantly reduced. Furthermore, the dentine underneath the provisional restoration acquires the characteristics of an inactive caries lesion (it became dry, harder and darker). The remaining carious dentine can be completely removed after reopening the tooth. The need to reopen the tooth to remove the remaining carious dentine is not well established. Nevertheless, it is conventional wisdom that all soft dentine should be removed before tooth restoration. Already in the 50s and 60s the presence of bacteria was normally identified beneath restorations following conventional caries removal procedures. It is not clear if bacteria beneath restorations represent any danger for their longevity. Studies on long-term evaluation of incomplete removal of carious dentine at microbiological and clinical levels will be presented.

Current position: Associate Professor, Catholic University of Louvain – Brussels

Academic Degrees :

1992 Ph.D. Royal Dental College, Copenhagen, Denmark

1982 Master Degree in Pedodontics, University of São Paulo, Brazil

1978 D.D.S. Federal University of Goiás, Brazil

Academic Experience :

2003 Associate Professor, Catholic University of Louvain

2001 Visiting Professor, Federal University of Porto Alegre, Brazil

1997-02 Senior Research Fellow, Catholic University of Louvain

1996 General Practice, Brussels, Belgium

1994-95 Research Fellow, Catholic University of Leuven

1992-93 Associate Professor, University of Brasília, Brazil

1982-91 Assistant Professor, University of Brasília, Brazil

1981-83 Dentist – Foundation Hospital of the Federal District of Brasília, Brazil

Theses :

Ph.D. Clinical studies on the influence of eruption stage on occclusal plaque

formation and caries development in children.

Master Degree The influence of dietary salt concentrations on the incidence of caries in rats (Rattus norvegicus albinus)

Publications :

Author/ co-author of 4 chapters in books and proceedings of international meetings

Author/ co-author of 35 peer-reviewed papers in international/national scientific journals

Author/ co-author of 20 abstracts of scientific publications at international/national meetings

Invited lectures :

25 international/national lectures

Referee, ad hoc :

Acta Odontol Scand

Community Dent Oral Epidemiol

Clinical studies on the onset, development and arrest

of occlusal caries in children and adolescents

by Joana Carvalho

Abstract :

The combination of intensive research activities on dental caries and the experience on caries decline obtained during the past few decades has provided a deeper understanding of the measures applied to caries management. However, the diagnosis and control of occlusal caries progression remain major problems in the clinic as well as in the international scientific community. The occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth are the sites within the dentition, which are most frequently attacked by the disease. The onset already takes place at the early stages of tooth eruption. Methods applied to control occlusal caries progression in children and adolescents will be presented and discussed in daily practice.