J. Robert Kelly

Professor Emeritus

Reconstructive Sciences

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Education

• D.M.Sc., Harvard University
• M.S., Marquette University
• D.D.S., The Ohio State University
• B.A., University of California

Research Focus

• Clinician/Researcher Award
• Carl A. Schlack Award for Excellence in Dental Research and Post-doctoral Education in the Federal Services
• James H. Shaw Award for Achievement in Biomedical Research

Publications

Effect of crystalline phase assemblage on reliability of 3Y-TZP. Denry, Isabelle; Abdelaal, Maged; Dawson, Deborah V; Holloway, Julie A; Kelly, John Robert The Journal of prosthetic dentistry 2020 Aug;

Future of dental biomaterials: Gazing into Bob’s crystal ball. Kelly, J Robert The Journal of prosthetic dentistry 2020 Feb;

ADM guidance-Ceramics: all-ceramic multilayer interfaces in dentistry. Lohbauer, Ulrich; Scherrer, Susanne S; Della Bona, Alvaro; Tholey, Michael; van Noort, Richard; Vichi, Alessandro; Kelly, J Robert; Cesar, Paulo F Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials 2017 Apr;33585-598

ADM guidance-Ceramics: guidance to the use of fractography in failure analysis of brittle materials. Scherrer, Susanne S; Lohbauer, Ulrich; Della Bona, Alvaro; Vichi, Alessandro; Tholey, Michael J; Kelly, J Robert; van Noort, Richard; Cesar, Paulo Francisco Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials 2017 Apr;33599-620

Porcelain-titanium bonding with a newly introduced, commercially available system. Yang, Jiang; Kelly, J Robert; Bailey, Orville; Fischman, Gary The Journal of prosthetic dentistry 2016 Feb;11698-101

Fatigue strength of bilayered ceramics under cyclic loading as a function of core veneer thickness ratios. Dibner, Aurora Clark; Kelly, J Robert The Journal of prosthetic dentistry 2015 Dec;115335-40

Investigating failure behavior and origins under supposed “shear bond” loading. Sultan, Hassam; Kelly, J Robert; Kazemi, Reza B Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials 2015 Jul;31(7):807-13

Influence of the resin cement thickness on the fatigue failure loads of CAD/CAM feldspathic crowns. Gressler May, Liliana; Kelly, J Robert; Bottino, Marco Antonio; Hill, Tom Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials 2015 May;31(8):895-900

Emerging ceramic-based materials for dentistry. Denry, I; Kelly, J R Journal of dental research 2014 Oct;93(12):1235-42

Influence of thermal gradients on stress state of veneered restorations. Benetti, Paula; Kelly, J Robert; Sanchez, Mauricio; Della Bona, Alvaro Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials 2014 Mar;30(5):554-63