Browsing by Author "Mulder, Riaan"
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Lasers in periodontics
Melman, Geoffrey; Karic, Vesna; Mulder, Riaan (Electronic Doctor (E-Doc) Publishers & SADA, 2017)Ablation has been described as the expansive vaporisation of tissue. In periodontal procedures the ablation capacity of the laser can be used for excision and incision of pathology. The Erbium doped lasers can be used ... -
Neutral sodium fluoride gel uptake of newly placed nanodiamond-modified glass ionomers
Mulder, Riaan; Mohamed, Nadia; Frazenburg, Madelaine (Quintessence Publishing, 2020)Three commercial restorative glass-ionomer cements (GICs) were modified with 5% and 10 wt/wt% nanodiamond (ND) particles incorporated into the powder of the GICs. The aim of the study was to assess the percentage of ... -
Oral status of HIV-infected children aged 12 years or younger who attended a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic in Cape Town
Mohamed, Nadia; Mathiba, Olorato Patience; Mulder, Riaan (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)Children continue to suffer from the impact of the human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic. In Cape Town, these children receive medical care including antiretroviral therapy ... -
Participants’ preferred choice of practitioner for orofacial symptoms
Indermun, S.; Isaacs, Q.; Mulder, Riaan (South African Dental Association, 2017)BACKGROUND: Patients seeking treatment from general medical practitioners (GP) may be unaware or ill-informed that dentists are the more appropriate professionals to manage their orofacial symptoms, being able to ... -
A pilot study investigating the presence of voids in bulk fill flowable composites
Mulder, Riaan; Mohamed, Nadia; du Plessis, A.; le Roux, S.G. (South African Dental Association, 2017)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of voids in bulk fill flowable composites. METHODS: This study investigated two well-known bulk-fill flowable composites, Smart Dentin Replacement (SDR) (Dentsply/Caulk, Milford, ... -
Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children attending the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic in Cape Town
Mulder, Riaan; Mohamed, Nadia; Mathiba, Olorato (Wiley, 2021)Objective: Investigation of the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV)-infected children undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional ... -
A Scoping Review of Respirator Literature and a Survey among Dental Professionals
Mulder, Riaan; Farronato, Marco; Maspero, Cinzia (University of the Western Cape, 2020-08-17)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus was discovered in China in late 2019 and subsequently triggered a global pandemic. Dentists, like many other health professionals, are at an increased ... -
South African statutory regulations for dental practices
Mulder, Riaan; Mulder-van Staden, S (SADA, 2018)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa dictates that: "every person has the right to a working environment that is not harmful to their health nor well-being". The practitioner and/or health care facility as ... -
A systematic review on the efficacy of vaporized hydrogen peroxide as a non-contact decontamination system for pathogens associated with the dental environment, 18(9), 4748. 10.3390/ijerph18094748
Ahmed, Rukshana; Mulder, Riaan (MPDI, 2021)Aerosol generation and a wide range of pathogens originating from the oral cavity of the patient contaminate various surfaces of the dental clinic. The aim was to determine the efficacy of vaporized hydrogen peroxide ... -
Towards bioactive containing restorative materials: from design to testing in vitro approach
Perchyonok, Tamara; Mulder, Riaan; Grobler, Sias Renier; Zhang, Shengmiao (Symbiosis, 2015)In any repair of a tooth with permanent restorative materials, the interface is always a sensitive region. The appearance of adhesive materials was a great step forward in dealing with the problems of this region and ... -
Towards bioactive dental restorative materials with chitosan and nanodiamonds: evaluation and application
Mulder, Riaan; Grobler, Sias Renier; Moodley, Desi; Perchyonok, Tamara (SciDoc Publishers, 2015)BACKGROUND/PURPOSES: Recently various articles showed beneficial effects of the addition of different the beneficial effect (bond strength and longevity) of the addition of different bioactive compounds towards dental ... -
The use of laser-based technologies in dentistry: Ethical issues and safety considerations
Naidoo, Sudeshni; Mulder, Riaan (South African Dental Association, 2015)The use of laser-based technologies in general dental practice in South Africa is growing each year both in numbers and in scope of use. It has been shown to be beneficial in treating a wide range of oral and ... -
Variation in the dispersions of powder liquid ratios in hand-mix glass ionomers
Mulder, Riaan (Bentham Open, 2018)BACKGROUND: The Powder/Liquid Ratio (PLR) influence, and the literature regarding the handling and physical properties of Glass Ionomer restorative materials (GIC) were investigated. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the ... -
Volumetric change of flowable composite resins due to polymerization as measured with an electronic mercury dilatometer
Mulder, Riaan; Grobler, Sias Renier; Osman, Yusuf Ismail (Herbert Publications Ltd., 2013)BACKGROUND: To determine the total volumetric change and the relative speed of shrinkage of bulk fill flowable composites during polymerization. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A specially designed electronic mercury dilatometer ...