Hidden contributions of the enamel rods on the fracture resistance of human teeth

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4806-4814

  Yahyazadehfar, M ^a   Bajaj, Devendra ^b   Arola, Dwayne D ^a,c  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Enamel; Fracture toughness; Strength

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACKS; ENAMELS; TISSUE; TOOTH ENAMEL;

COMPLEX MICROSTRUCTURES; CRACK-GROWTH RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ENAMEL; HUMAN TEETHS; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; PRISM ORIENTATION; STRENGTH; TOOTH FRACTURE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DENTIN; ENAMEL; ENERGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISM; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP;

EID: 84870246884     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.09.020     Document Type: Article

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