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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Dentistry
Department of Odontology

de Wet, FA

MDent DSc(Odont) BChD(Hons)(Pret) - Prof/Chief Stomatologist

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 319 2231
Fax number: 012 325 2863
E-mail address: francois1.dewet@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Biomaterials development

Dental restorative materials

Testing of all dental materials

Testing of all dental materials

The polishing of restorative materials (amalgams and composites)

The polishing of restorative materials (amalgams and composites)

Bond strength of dentine bonding agents

Bond strength of dentine bonding agents

Mouthguards for the prevention of oro-facial injuries

Mouthguards for the prevention of oro-facial injuries

Environmental scanning electron microscope - development of research techniques

Environmental scanning electron microscope - development of research techniques

Electronmicroscopic survey of dentine

Electronmicroscopic survey of dentine

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

van der Vyver PJ, de Wet FA: 2009. Effect of finishing systems on the surface roughness of an experimental low-shrinking composite resin. South African Dental Journal, 64 (6) / Jul, pp 260-265, Full Text

van der Vyver PJ, de Wet FA: 2009. Shear bond strength of scotchbond XT with MTAD as a dentine conditioner. South African Dental Journal, 64 (7) / Aug, pp 306-309, Full Text

Rajbaran S, Dannheimer MFG, de Wet FA: 2009. The effect of thermocycling on the determination of microleakage in Permite amalgam restorations. South African Dental Journal, 64 (9) / Oct, pp 394-396, Full Text

 

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