Technology developed abroad has indicated the feasibility of preparing dental castings of titanium and titanium alloys by both electric arc and vertical centrifugal casting in an argon environment. we propose to evaluate the feasibility of these casting techniques to fabricate partial denture… More

The specific aim of this proposal is to create improved maxillofacial prostheses from cast titanium. cast titanium offers a combination of biocompatibility and physical properties unmatched by any other metal in the implant armamentarium. the proposal calls for the development of anterior… More

The feasibility of property enhancement of heavily filled dental composite systems through modifications of both the filler system and the resin matrix will be evaluated. novelfillers, with a prior history of successful reinforcement innondental polymers due to an advantageous aspect ratio, willbe… More

This research project aims to develop a clinical device to measure corneal oxygen consumption noninvasively. the device will operate by measuring the rate of decrease of theoxygen tension in a membrane reservoir applied briefly to the cornea. mathematical nalaysis of the resulting data will give… More