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Richard J. Mitchell, Ph.D.


rjm1@uky.edu

Associate Professor
    Biomaterials Science 
Ph.D. - Materials Science, University of Virginia
M.S. - Metallurgy, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. - Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
 

Research

My research interests include: oral biomaterials research in general and, in particular, mechanisms of fracture in dental amalgam; relationships between microstructure and properties of dental amalgam; the durability of bonding between polymers and dentin, fracture resistance polymers-dentin interfaces; and the etiology of lesions in cervical dentin.

Publications

Mitchell RJ, Okabe T. Setting Reactions in Dental Amalgam. Part 1. Phases and microstructures between one hour and one week. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1996;7:12-22.

Okabe T, Mitchell RJ. Setting Reactions in Dental Amalgam. Part 2. The kinetics of amalgamation. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1996;7:23-35.

Williamson RT, Kovarik RE, Mitchell RJ. Effects of Grinding, Polishing, and Overglazing on the Flexure Strength of a High-Leucite Feldspathic Porcelain. Int J Prosthodont 1996;9:30-37.

Dominici JT, Sobczak KP, Mitchell RJ. A Comparison of Infrared- and Torch-Soldering of Au-Pd and Co-Cr Metal-Ceramic Alloys Using a High-Fusing Solder. J Prosthod 1995;4:101-110.

Mixson JM, Richards ND, Mitchell RJ. Effects of dentin age and bonding on microgap formation. Am J Dent 1993;6:72-76.

Contact Info

Richard J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biomaterials Science
University of Kentucky 
College of Dentistry
D-641 Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0297

Tel:  (859) 323-5495
Fax: (859) 257-1847

Email: rjm1@uky.edu

 

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