Revealing the structural and mechanical characteristics of ovine teeth

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 176-185

  O'Brien, Simona ^a   Keown, Amanda J ^b   Constantino, Paul ^c   Xie, Zonghan ^d   Bush, Mark B ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentin; Enamel; Indentation; Molar; Ovine; Sheep; Tooth properties

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ENAMELING; ENAMELS; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MAMMALS; TISSUE; TOUGHNESS;

DENTIN; MOLAR; OVINE; SHEEP; TOOTH PROPERTIES;

TOOTH ENAMEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; DENTITION; ENAMEL; FEEDING ECOLOGY; HARDNESS; MOLAR TOOTH; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; THICKNESS; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE;

DENTIN; ENAMEL; INDENTATION; MOLAR; OVINE; SHEEP; TOOTH PROPERTIES;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELASTIC MODULUS; HARDNESS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MOLAR; SHEEP;

EID: 84889661643     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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