Title :
Biofunctional adaptation of human dentine
Author :
Kishen, Anil ; Asundi, Anand
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. & Production Eng., Nanyang Technol. Inst., Singapore
Abstract :
Experimental studies were carried out using: (1) a digital photoelastic technique to analyze the stress patterns within the tooth; (2) a microscopic X-ray imaging technique to determine the mineral density distribution; and (3) a micro-indentation method to study the gradients in material characteristics along the dentine. It was found that there was a significant correlation between the patterns of stress distribution within the tooth and the gradients in material characteristics
Keywords :
biomechanics; dentistry; elastic moduli; stress analysis; biofunctional adaptation; digital photoelastic technique; human dentine; material characteristics gradient; microindentation method; microscopic X-ray imaging technique; mineral density distribution; tooth biomechanics; tooth stress patterns analysis; Biological materials; Humans; Image analysis; Microscopy; Minerals; Pattern analysis; Photoelasticity; Stress; Teeth; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803920
