Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Amount

$797,374.00

Award Date

9/17/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

It is known that half of all dental restorations fail within 10 years and replacing them consumes 60% of the average dentist's practice time. Secondary caries and fracture of the restoration are found to be the main reasons for restoration failure. To fac