Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Dentistry
Centre for Stomatological Research
Botha, SJ
MSc PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2450
Fax number: 012 324 4987
E-mail address: sjbotha@medic.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Cellculture studies
Fluoride in dentistry
Microbiological functions, mechanisms and interactions of the oral flora
Three dimensional analysis in dentistry
Biological mechanisms and cellular physiology of movement of teeth, tooth eruption, root re-absorption and implant osseo-integration
Biomaterials
Restorative materials
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Goosen C, Theron J, Ntsala M, Maree FF, Olckers A, Botha SJ, Lastovica AJ, van der Merwe SW: 2002. Evaluation of a novel heminested PCR Assay based on the Phosphoglucosamine Mutase Gene for detection of Helicobacter pylori in saliva and dental plaque. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40 (1) / Jan, pp 205-209.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Carneiro LC, Botha SJ, Kemp PL, von Moltke TvS: 2002. Surface Topography of Machined and Cast Titanium and Titanium Alloys used in Dentistry. In Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Electron Microscopy. Volume 2: Biology and Medicine, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 609-610.
Carneiro LC, Botha SJ, Kemp PL, von Moltke TvS: 2002. X-ray Spectroscopy of Differently Characterised Machined and Cast Titanium and Titanium Alloys. In Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Electron Microscopy. Volume 2: Biology and Medicine, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 603-604.
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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