Dental fillings to get makeover with $7.4 million grant

OHSU School of Dentistry seeks to make dental materials last a lifetime

By Franny White September 09, 2019 Portland, Oregon

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Carmem Pfeifer, D.D.S., Ph.D., associate professor of restorative dentistry (biomaterials and biomechanics) in the OHSU School of Dentistry, is developing a filling material that is two times more resistant to breakage than standard fillings. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Carmem Pfeifer, D.D.S., Ph.D. (2019)

Carmem Pfeifer, D.D.S., Ph.D., associate professor of restorative dentistry (biomaterials and biomechanics) in the OHSU School of Dentistry. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)