Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Dentistry
Centre for Stomatological Research
Botha, FS
BSc(Hons) MSc(PU vir CHO) PhD(Pret) - Senior Lecturer
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2519
Fax number: 012 324 4987
E-mail address: fbotha@medic.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Fluoride in dentistry
Microbiological functions, mechanisms and interactions of the oral flora
Three dimensional analysis in dentistry
Biomaterials
Biological mechanisms and cellular physiology of movement of teeth, tooth eruption, root re-absorption and implant osseo-integration
Restorative materials
Research Output:
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Botha FS, Botha SJ, van der Merwe CF: 2002. In vitro Biofilm Formation by the Oral Strain of Lactobacillus paracasei. In Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Electron Microscopy. Volume 2: Biology and Medicine, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 631-631.
Botha FS, van Schalkwyk J, Botha SJ, van der Merwe CF, van der Vyver PJ, de Wet FA: 2002. SEM evaluation of bonding of adhesives to caries affected dentin. In Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Electron Microscopy. Volume 2: Biology and Medicine, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 633-634.
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