Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Dentistry
Department of Odontology
de Wet, FA
MDent DSc(Odont) BChD(Hons)(Pret) - Prof/Chief Stomatologist
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
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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