Compositional determinants of mechanical properties of enamel

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 645-649

  Baldassarri, M ^a,b   Margolis, H C ^a,b   Beniash, E ^a,b,c  

^a FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental enamel; Fracture toughness; Hardness; Hydroxyapatite; Structure

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL PROTEIN; WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HARDNESS; IN VITRO STUDY; INCISOR; MANDIBLE; MECHANICAL STRESS; RAT; TOOTH FRACTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL PROTEINS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTIN; HARDNESS; INCISOR; MANDIBLE; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH FRACTURES; WATER;

EID: 47649114216     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700711     Document Type: Article

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