Design of dental and surgical prosthesis
Customised maxillofacial prostheses
Combining the skills of the dental technologists with industrial CAD/CAM technology allows us to manufacture complex bespoke implants with a high degree of accuracy of fit quickly.
Restoration design
Both CAD/CAM and direct ('c' factor) methods are being developed at the school for preparing dental restorations.
Adhesive interfaces
Using a combination of mechanical strength tests and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to obtain a thorough understanding of bonding failure in restorations.
Design and function of mouth guards
Mouth guards protect the teeth from chipping during contact sports, but properly designed they can also reduce the likelihood of concussion to the sports person wearing them.
Metal-ceramic systems
Metal-ceramic systems are still widely used in dentistry. The effect of individual elements, within various alloy types, on ceramic bonding, biocompatibility and spectrophotometric colourimetry are being investigated.