Effect of enamel prism decussation and chemical composition on the biomechanical behavior of dental tissue: A theoretical approach to determine the loading conditions to which modern human teeth are adapted

Anatomical Record

Volumn 291, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-182

  Shimizu, Daisuke ^a,b   Macho, Gabriele A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanical behavior of dental tissue; Enamel prism decussation; Finite element analyses; Human mastication

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; DIET; ENAMEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MASTICATION; METABOLISM;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; DENTAL ENAMEL; DIET; HUMANS; MINERALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 41949110454     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20633     Document Type: Article

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