Staff Profile : Nathan Cochrane : Melbourne Dental School

Dr Nathan Cochrane

E-mail: n.cochrane@unimelb.edu.au

Telephone: +61 3 9341 1562

2008 – Research Fellow, Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne
2008 Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne titled “Remineralisation of mineral-deficient enamel using casein phosphopeptide stabilised amorphous calcium fluoride phosphate.”
2005 – Civilian Dental Officer, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne
2005 – Visiting lecturer in Cariology and Pathology
2003 – Clinical demonstrator, The University of Melbourne
2002 – 2005 General Dental Practitioner, Bendigo
2002 BDSc (Hons) The University of Melbourne
2000 BDentStud, The University of Melbourne

Remineralisation of mineral-deficient enamel using casein phosphopeptide stabilised amorphous calcium fluoride phosphate
Characterisation and remineralisation of natural white spot lesions by X-ray microtomography and Synchrotron X-ray microtomography analysis
Immunolocalisation of CPP-ACP in remineralised enamel subsurface lesions and high resolution imaging of the enamel crystallites
Enamel loss following orthodontic deband and cement removal of brackets surrounded by white spot lesions of varying depths and degrees of mineral loss
Characterisation of calcium and phosphate containing dental products

N.J. Cochrane, S. Saranathan, F. Cai, K.J. Cross, E.C. Reynolds. Enamel subsurface lesion remineralisation with casein phosphopeptide stabilised solutions of calcium, phosphate and fluoride. Caries Res 42(2):88-97 (2008)
E.C. Reynolds, F. Cai, N.J. Cochrane, P. Shen, G.D. Walker, M.V. Morgan, C. Reynolds. Improved plaque retention and enamel remineralisation by fluoride with CPP-ACP. J Dent Res 87(4):344-348 (2008)
D. J. Manton, G. D. Walker, F. Cai, N.J. Cochrane, P. Shen, E. C. Reynolds. Remineralisation of enamel subsurface lesions in situ by the use of three commercially available sugar-free gums. Int J Paediatr Dent 18:284-290 (2008)
N.J. Cochrane, S. Saranathan, M.V. Morgan, S.G. Daspher. Fluoride content of still bottled water in Australia. Aus Dent J 51(3):242-244 (2006)
G. D. Walker, F. Cai, P. Shen, D. Bailey, Y. Yuan, N.J. Cochrane, C. Reynolds, E.C. Reynolds. Consumption of milk with added casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate remineralises enamel subsurface lesions in situ. Submitted to Aust Dent J (In press)
N.J. Cochrane, F. Cai, Y. Yuan, E.C. Reynolds. Erosive potential of beverages sold in Australian schools. Submitted to Aust Dent J (In press)

N.J. Cochrane, E.C. Reynolds. Casein phosphopeptides in oral health. in: Food constituents and oral health: current status and future prospects. Editor: M. Wilson. Woodhead Publishing Limited (In press)

Australian Dental Research Foundation funded (2008 – ):

Characterisation and remineralisation of natural white spot lesions by X-ray microtomography (micro-CT) and Synchrotron X-ray microtomography
Immunolocalisation of CPP-ACP in remineralised enamel subsurface lesions and high resolution imaging of the enamel crystallites
Enamel loss following orthodontic deband and cement removal of brackets surrounded by white spot lesions of varying depths and degrees of mineral loss

National Health and Medical Research Council (2005 – 2008):

Remineralisation of mineral-deficient enamel using casein phosphopeptide stabilised amorphous calcium fluoride phosphate