On the brittleness of enamel and selected dental materials

Dental Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1477-1485

  Park, S ^a   Quinn, J B ^b   Romberg, E ^c   Arola, D ^a,c  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brittleness; Elastic modulus; Enamel; Fracture toughness; Hardness

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; ENAMELS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS CERAMICS; PLASTICITY; SEDIMENTATION;

BRITTLE MATERIALS; DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE; DENTAL RESTORATIVE MATERIALS; DISSIPATIVE PROCESSES; ELASTIC MODULUS; ENAMEL; HARDNESS; HUMAN ENAMELS;

BRITTLENESS;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; MICA; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; ENAMEL; FELDSPAR; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALUMINUM SILICATES; BIOMECHANICS; CROWNS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PORCELAIN; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 52049088058     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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