Analysis of fracture and deformation mod
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Brian R. Lawn; James J-W. Lee
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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An analysis of fracture and deformation modes in tooth enamel subjected to occlusal loading is presented. Several competing modes are identified: deformation by yield beneath the indenter; median cracking from the ensuing plastic zone and analogous radial cracking from the dentin-enamel junction alo