TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of fracture toughness of human permanent and primary enamel using an indentation microfracture method
AU - Hayashi-Sakai, Sachiko
AU - Sakai, Jun
AU - Sakamoto, Makoto
AU - Endo, Hideaki
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge Prof. E. Tanner, School of Engineering Materials, Glasgow University, for her kind suggestions with respect to the format of this text. This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (No. 22592279) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - The purpose of the present study was to examine the fracture toughness and Vickers microhardness number of permanent and primary human enamel using the indentation microfracture method. Crack resistance and a parameter indirectly related to fracture toughness were measured in 48 enamel specimens from 16 permanent teeth and 12 enamel specimens obtained from six primary teeth. The Vickers microhardness number of the middle portion was greater than the upper portion in primary enamel. The fracture toughness was highest in the middle portion of permanent enamel, because fracture toughness greatly depends upon microstructure. These findings suggest that primary teeth are not miniature permanent teeth but have specific and characteristic mechanical properties.
AB - The purpose of the present study was to examine the fracture toughness and Vickers microhardness number of permanent and primary human enamel using the indentation microfracture method. Crack resistance and a parameter indirectly related to fracture toughness were measured in 48 enamel specimens from 16 permanent teeth and 12 enamel specimens obtained from six primary teeth. The Vickers microhardness number of the middle portion was greater than the upper portion in primary enamel. The fracture toughness was highest in the middle portion of permanent enamel, because fracture toughness greatly depends upon microstructure. These findings suggest that primary teeth are not miniature permanent teeth but have specific and characteristic mechanical properties.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10856-012-4678-3
DO - 10.1007/s10856-012-4678-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 22639149
AN - SCOPUS:84867064842
SN - 0957-4530
VL - 23
SP - 2047
EP - 2054
JO - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
JF - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
IS - 9
ER -