Recently Published Theses

Biomaterial Science

Characterisation of the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Three Pressable All-Ceramic Dental Materials by Mohammed Ali Albarky (2004)
Supervisor: Professor Michael Swain

Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Selected All-Ceramic Materials and the Influence of Porcelain, Surface Treatment and Heat Treatment on their Flexural Strength by Massimiliano Guazzato (2004)
Supervisor: Professor Michael Swain

Micro-mechanical characterisation of primary sounds and carious dentine and a preliminary investigation on rapid remineralization of carious dentine by Linny Angker (2004)
Supervisor: Professor Michel Swain

An in vitro analysis of the behaviour of an alumina based dental all-ceramic restorative system subjected to occlusal loads by James Gordon Ironside (2002)
Supervisor: Professor Michael Swain

Application of strain energy release rate to characterise the adhesion at Ceramic-Metal interfaces by Napa Suansuwan (2001)
Supervisor: Professor Michael Swain

Community Oral Health & Epidemiology

The infectious nature of Dental caries and Mutan Streptococci in an Australian Rural School Community by George Woods (2004)
Supervisor: Associate Professor Wendell Evans

Postmortem Identification through matching dental traits with population data by Paul Terence Girot Taylor (2003)
Supervisor: Associate Professor Wendell Evans

Utilisation of dental services for an insured population in Australia by Emily Amarcho Kyaw (2001)
Supervisor: Dr Shanti Sivaneswaran

Occlusion

The influence of occlusion alteration on the working-side condylar movement and the activity of the jaw muscles during defined lateral jaw movements by Bor-Yuan (Eric) Huang (2003)
Supervisor: A/Professor Greg Murray

Clinical significance of severe tooth undercuts in prosthodontics a quantitative analysis by Anmar SD Abdul Razek (2003)
Supervisor: Dr Graham Thomas

Single motor unit activity of the human lateral pterygoid muscle during defined tasks by Intira Phanachet (2002)
Supervisor: A/Professor Greg Murray

A functional study of the human lateral pteyrgoid muscle in temporomandibular disorder patients by CS Sheejith Hari Peeceeyan (2002)
Supervisor: A/Professor Greg Murray

Oral Biology

Autoimmunity in chronic periodontitis by Ping Ye (2003)
Supervisor: Dr Neil Hunter

Analyses of microbial populations associated with carious pulpitis by Fjelda Elizabeth Martin (2002)
Supervisor: Dr Neil Hunter

The cell-associated fructosyltranferase of streptococcus salivarius by Catherine Rathsam (2001)
Supervisor: Dr Nick Jacques

Distribution of cell-mediated immune responses by gingipains from porphyromonas gingivalis by Lok Wai Peter Yun (2001)
Supervisor: Drs John Gibbins and Heil Hunter

Oral Diagnosis and Radiology

The role and the need for the operational dental officer in the Australian Defenced Fornce by Gregory David Mahoney (2001)
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Coombs

Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine

P53 mutations in cultured malignant cells and oral cancers detected in extracted DNA and in situ, investigated by the polymearase chain reaction by Eva Oi Wha Low (2003)
Supervisor: Professor Murray Walker

A comparison of the detection of tumour cells in cervical lymph nodes of patients with head and neck squamous sell carcinoma by testing for spliced transcripts of cytokeratin 5, immunohistochemistry or light microscopy; and the prognostic effect compared with that of other factors by Louise Ann McDonald (2003)
Supervisor: Professor Murray Walker

Micro-thrombotic and micro-embolic potential of endothelial cells during Apoptosis by Wei Xu (2002)
Supervisor: Dr Hans Zoellner

Effects of tumour cell lines of endothelial cell survival by Alexander Bruce McEwan (2001)
Supervisor: Dr Hans Zoellner

Structural differentiation in cultured endothelial clusters and adipogenic healing by Munira Xaymardan (2001)
Supervisor: Dr Hans Zoellner

Orthodontics

The investigation of the microstructure and related mechanical properties of stainless steel orthodontic wires by Ying Ma (2001)
Supervisor: Professor Ali Darendeliler