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Amir Saad Thesis final revision 03x - IUPUI

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I am very thankful to all of my committee members for making this project<br />

Sincere thanks are extended to Dr. Jeffrey Platt, chairman of the Dental<br />

Materials Department, who was always willing to listen, talk, and give positive<br />

feedback with continued support to complete this research project.<br />

I am deeply thankful to Dr. Thomas Katona for helping me to use the<br />

machines to test my pilot and study samples.<br />

I am grateful to Dr. John Levon for his supervision, support, and<br />

encouragement to make this thesis possible.<br />

I am also grateful to Dr. Carl Andres for his constant interest, feedback,<br />

guidance, and cooperation.<br />

I am very thankful to Dr. Bruce Matis for his constant uplifting spirit, and<br />

positive feedback.<br />

I am thankful to Dr. David Brown for his guidance, help, and support in<br />

making this thesis possible.<br />

I am also thankful to Miss Meoghan MacPherson; she was always there when<br />

I needed help in the Dental Materials lab.<br />

I am grateful to Mr. George Eckert for his help in compiling the statistics in<br />

this study and his speed in handling my work.<br />

I am also grateful to Dr. Thongthammachat for presenting a study that was my<br />

guide for more research in the field of prosthodontics. I am also grateful to Dr. Elena<br />

D. Valadez for her thesis as a guide for my <strong>final</strong> <strong>revision</strong>s. A special thank-you to all<br />

my classmates and friends for their continuous help and support in the Graduate

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