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Mr Ludwig Jansen van Vuuren

Contact Details

Phone
64 3 470 3574
Email
ludwig.jvv@otago.ac.nz

University Links

Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Oral Rehabilitation
Qualifications
BTechDent NatDipDentTech MTechDent
Research summary
Dental biomaterials

Research

Mr Jansen van Vuuren's research interests are the mechanical properties and microstructure of bio-materials and dental hard tissues. He is currently investigating the structure, microstructure and chemical composition of human, reptile, dolphin, and shark teeth, and relating the arrangement of these structures to their mechanical properties.

Research and collaboration

With his current research on dental hard tissues, he is working with researchers within the Sir John Walsh Research Institute and collaborating locally with researchers from the Departments of Chemistry and Geology, nationally with the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering (University of Auckland), and internationally with the School of Anatomical Sciences (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa).

Publications

Loch, C., Jansen van Vuuren, L., Duncan, W. J., Boyd, D. H., & Foster Page, L. A. (2021). Ultrastructure and properties of primary carious molars treated using the Hall Technique. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 31(3), 290-298. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12681

Jansen van Vuuren, L., Jansen van Vuuren, W. A., Broadbent, J. M., Duncan, W. J., & Waddell, J. N. (2020). Development of a bite force transducer for measuring maximum voluntary bite forces between individual opposing tooth surfaces. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 109, 103846. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103846

Jansen van Vuuren, L., Broadbent, J. M., Duncan, W. J., & Waddell, J. N. (2020). Maximum voluntary bite force, occlusal contact points and associated stresses on posterior teeth. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(1), 132-143. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1691612

Mudliar, V. L., Li, K. C., Jansen van Vuuren, L., & Waddell, J. N. (2020). The influence of undercut depths on the accuracy of casts poured from irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials. Heliyon, 6, e03143. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03143

Gowans, L. J. J., Cameron-Christie, S., Slayton, R. L., Busch, T., Romero-Bustillos, M., Eliason, S., … Drummond, B. K., Markie, D. M., Jansen van Vuuren, W., Jansen van Vuuren, L., … van Staden, I., … Robertson, S. P., & Butali, A. (2019). Missense pathogenic variants in KIF4A affect dental morphogenesis resulting in X-linked taurodontism, microdontia and dens-invaginatus. Frontiers in Genetics, 10, 800. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00800

Loch, C., Jansen van Vuuren, L., Duncan, W. J., Boyd, D. H., & Foster Page, L. A. (2021). Ultrastructure and properties of primary carious molars treated using the Hall Technique. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 31(3), 290-298. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12681

Journal - Research Article

Jansen van Vuuren, L., Jansen van Vuuren, W. A., Broadbent, J. M., Duncan, W. J., & Waddell, J. N. (2020). Development of a bite force transducer for measuring maximum voluntary bite forces between individual opposing tooth surfaces. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 109, 103846. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103846

Journal - Research Article

Jansen van Vuuren, L., Broadbent, J. M., Duncan, W. J., & Waddell, J. N. (2020). Maximum voluntary bite force, occlusal contact points and associated stresses on posterior teeth. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(1), 132-143. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1691612

Journal - Research Article

Mudliar, V. L., Li, K. C., Jansen van Vuuren, L., & Waddell, J. N. (2020). The influence of undercut depths on the accuracy of casts poured from irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials. Heliyon, 6, e03143. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03143

Journal - Research Article

Gowans, L. J. J., Cameron-Christie, S., Slayton, R. L., Busch, T., Romero-Bustillos, M., Eliason, S., … Drummond, B. K., Markie, D. M., Jansen van Vuuren, W., Jansen van Vuuren, L., … van Staden, I., … Robertson, S. P., & Butali, A. (2019). Missense pathogenic variants in KIF4A affect dental morphogenesis resulting in X-linked taurodontism, microdontia and dens-invaginatus. Frontiers in Genetics, 10, 800. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00800

Journal - Research Article

Loch, C., & Jansen van Vuuren, L. (2016). Ultrastructure, biomechanical and chemical properties of the vestigial dentition of a Cuvier's beaked whale. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 43(2), 171-178. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2015.1133666

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Jansen van Vuuren, L., Kieser, J. A., Dickenson, M., Gordon, K. C., & Fraser-Miller, S. J. (2016). Chemical and mechanical properties of snake fangs. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 47(7), 787-795. doi: 10.1002/jrs.4903

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Jansen van Vuuren, W.-A., Jansen van Vuuren, L., Torr, B., & Waddell, J. N. (2016). Adhesion between zirconia and indirect composite resin. International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives, 69, 72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2016.03.011

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Jansen van Vuuren, L., Loch, C., Kieser, J. A., Gordon, K. C., & Fraser, S. J. (2015). Structure and mechanical properties of normal and anomalous teeth in the sand tiger shark Carharias taurus. Journal of Zoo & Aquarium Research, 3(2), 29-36.

Journal - Research Article

Tawse-Smith, A., Ma, S., Wu, H., Yeah, A., Jansen Van Vuuren, L., & Jansen van Vuuren, W. (2015). Changes in surface characteristics of moderately roughened grade IV titanium disc following a standardised implantoplasty technique: An in-vitro study. Brazilian Journal of Periodontology, 25(2), 22-33.

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Ting, S., Li, K. C., Waddell, J. N., Prior, D. J., Jansen van Vuuren, L., & Swain, M. V. (2014). Influence of a tungsten metal conditioner on the adhesion and residual stress of porcelain bonded to cobalt-chromium alloy. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 112(3), 584-590. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2013.12.009

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He, L.-H., Yin, Z.-H., Jansen van Vuuren, L., Carter, E. A., & Liang, X.-W. (2013). A natural functionally graded biocomposite coating: Human enamel. Acta Biomaterialia, 9, 6330-6337. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.12.029

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Loch, C., Swain, M. V., Jansen van Vuuren, L., Kieser, J. A., & Fordyce, R. E. (2013). Mechanical properties of dental tissues in dolphins (Cetacea: Delphinoidea and Inioidea). Archives of Oral Biology, 58(7), 773-779. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.12.003

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Li, K. C., Waddell, J. N., Prior, D. J., Ting, S., Girvan, L., Jansen van Vuuren, L., & Swain, M. V. (2013). Effect of autoclave induced low-temperature degradation on the adhesion energy between yttria-stabilized zirconia veneered with porcelain. Dental Materials, 29(11), e263-e270. doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2013.08.204

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Peché, W.-A., Jansen van Vuuren, L., & Park, C. (2011). Full-arched milled titanium implant bridge: Technical report. New Zealand Dental Journal, 107(3), 101-103.

Journal - Research Other

He, L.-H., Jansen van Vuuren, L., Planitz, N., & Swain, M. V. (2010). A micro-mechanical evaluation of the effects of die hardener on die stone. Dental Materials Journal, 29(4), 433-437. doi: 10.4012/dmj.2009-094

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Jansen van Vuuren, L., Odendaal, J. S. J., & Pistorius, P. C. (2008). Galvanic corrosion of dental cobalt-chromium alloys and dental amalgam in artificial saliva. South African Dental Journal, 63(1), 40-44.

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Jansen van Vuuren, W., Jansen van Vuuren, L., & van Eeden, R. (2007). Esthetic and practical method using glass composite veneering material to fabricate artificial soft tissue on full arch titanium implant bridges. International Dentistry South Africa, 9(4), 74-78.

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He, L.-H., & Jansen van Vuuren, L. (2012). Development of a dental model hardener. New Zealand Dental Journal, 108(1), 13-18.

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