Michael Meharry, DDS, MS Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry School of Dentistry

Research & Grantsmanship 

  Funded Research Project (PI)

• Optibond XTR Comparative Shear Bond Strength ( 5/2011 - 9/2011 ) $14,300 grant from the Kerr Corp.

• A Comparison Of Micro Digital Photography with Qualitative Light indiced Fluorescence as Validation for in vivo assesment of Early Enamel Demineralization ( 11/2006 - 9/2007 )

  Funded Research Project (CI)

• "Clinical Investigation on Tooth Whitening Efficacy for Colgate Whitening Toothpaste" A Clinical study Co-Investigator ( 2/2011 - 4/2011 )

• iBOND Self Etch , A 36-Month Clinical Evaluation.  Poster ( 1/2011 - 4/2011 )

• Comparison of 3 Segmental Matrix systems for class 2 composiote resins ( 8/2007 )

  Non-Funded Research Project

• “Comparison of  Shear Bond  Strength of Porcelain Repair using a Self-adhesive Flowable Resin and Conventional Porcelain Repair Protocol      “ ( 10/2010 - 1/2011 ) Mentored student research project

  Abstracts Reporting Research -- Peer Reviewed

• Laser-Assisted Curing Method to Increase Resin Composite Surface Microhardness. Poster, IADR Barcelona, Spain, July 2010  (CI)   ( 8/2010 - 4/2011 )

• "Use of polarized light microscopy lesion area in early caries detection".  MR Meharry, DV Dawson, CM Kummet, JS Wefel, JD Harless   (AADR Poster Presentation, WaAhington DC presented by J Wefel) ( 4/2010 )

• The Effect of Surface Defects in Early Caries Assessment M.R. MEHARRY1, D. DAWSON2, J.S. WEFEL2, X. XIAO2, and J.D. HARLESS2  (IADR oral presentation) ( 4/2009 )

• A Comparison Of Micro Digital Photography with Qualitative Light indiced Fluorescence as Validation for in vivo assesment of Early Enamel Demineralization  (2008 IADR poster presentation,Toronto) ( 7/2008 )

  Abstracts Reporting Research -- Non-Peer Reviewed

• Dentin Bonding with and without Microairborne Particle Abrasion for Immediate Dentin Sealing ( 10/2010 - 1/2011 ) Mentored student research project

• Whitening Effectiveness Comparison of Four Different Bleaching Tray Designs M. MEHARRY , S.S. LEE, and J.-W. CHEN ( 7/2010 )