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Fracture Toughness of Human Dentin by Nanako Iwamoto; N. Dorin Ruse is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Fracture Toughness of Human Dentin about?
The purpose of this study was to determine the fracture toughness (K(IC)) of human dentin and to test the null hypothesis that K(IC) is not affected by the orientation of dentinal tubules relative to the plane of crack propagation. Triangular prisms (4 x 4 x 4 x 8 mm) were obtained from human molars and tested using the notchless triangular prism (NTP) specimen K(IC) test. Dentin prisms were prepared so that the plane of crack propagation would have three different orientations relative to the orientation of dentinal tubules: perpendicular (PE), parallel aligned (PAA), and parallel transverse (PAT). The prepared specimens were secured in the specimen holder and loaded in tension until fracture or crack arrest. The maximum load recorded was used to calculate K(IC). There was no significant difference between the K(IC) of PAA specimens (1.97 +/- 0.17 MPa/m(1/2)) and PAT (2.02 +/- 0.18 MPa/m(1/2)). The K(IC) for the PE specimens (1.13 +/- 0.36 MPa/m(1/2)) was significantly lower. The SEM images of the fractured surfaces showed distinct differences that were correlated with the determined K(IC) values. The fractured surfaces of PAA and PAT specimens were rougher compared to PE specimen
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- Author
- Nanako Iwamoto; N. Dorin Ruse
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Heterocorporation; Wiley (ISSN 0021-9304)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)