supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11172161 and11372173);the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(No.12ZZ092);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2013M541504);the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project(No.S30106)
The aim of this study is to investigate the change of mechanical properties of human dentin due to aging and spatial variation. Sections of coronal dentin are made from human molars in three groups: young, mid-aged, ...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11172161);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.12ZR1423500);the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(No.12ZZ092);the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project(No.S30106)
Dentin has a hierarchical structure and is composed of numerous tubules whose diameters and densities vary with the distances to the dentin-enamel junction. The unique structure determines the mechanical performance o...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11172161);the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (No. S30106);the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 12ZZ092);the State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases in Sichuan University (No. SKLODSCU2009KF03);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Nos. 10410701900,11195820900,and 10ZR1423400);the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (No. R01-DE016904)
There is an increase in the mineral content of human dentin with aging. Due to the consequent changes in the mineral to the collagen ratio, this process may influence the degree of hydrogen bonding that occurs with th...