CONGRESS INFORMATION

The Organizing Committee of EROSION 2010 is very honored to welcome you in Bauru, SP, from October 20^th to 22^th, 2010.

Over recent decades, with the decline in the prevalence of dental caries in most developed countries, as well as in Brazil, an increasing interest in other dental disorders has come including tooth wear, which is also known as non-carious lesion (erosion, attrition and abrasion). Dental erosion has been recognized as the main factor for the increase in prevalence of tooth wear, due to the fact that the teeth nowadays remain in the mouth for a longer time, and people now are having in general better life conditions when compared to the past. The etiology of dental erosion is very complex, involving different behavioral, biological and chemical factors. Insights into preventive strategies as well as rehabilitation options should be investigated, in order to promote better conditions for the patients suffering of these oral problems.

Accordingly, EROSION 2010 is a unique opportunity for the development of new ideas, exchange of knowledge, discussion of different points of view and identification of research needs aiming at establishing preventive and treatment protocols for non-carious lesions, focusing on dental erosion.

Bauru is a warm city localized in the Midwestern of São Paulo state, with a distance of the state Capital around 350 km. The population is around 370.000 and the municipal area has 675.2 km². Established in 1896, Bauru is a trade center for an agricultural region, with two Public and five Private Universities. It is the hometown of Marcos César Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut to travel to the space. It is also the town where Pelé grew up and learned his soccer skills. Bauru is also famous because of a typical Brazilian sandwich that has the name of the city. The traditional recipe calls for mozzarella cheese melted in a bain-marie, slices of roast beef, tomato and pickled cucumber in a French bun with the crumb (the soft inner part) removed. You should taste it.

We hope you will enjoy your time here and have the opportunity to visit nice places around Brazil.

Ana Carolina Magalhães

Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf