Abstract
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Pages (from-to) | 589-594 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part J: Journal of engineering tribology |
| Volume | 224 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- IR-85660
- METIS-269827
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An experimental investigation into dental wear: tooth-tooth contact. / Masen, Marc Arthur; van 't Spijker, A.; Kreulen, C.M.
In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part J: Journal of engineering tribology, Vol. 224, No. 6, 2010, p. 589-594.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - An experimental investigation into dental wear: tooth-tooth contact
AU - Masen, Marc Arthur
AU - van 't Spijker, A.
AU - Kreulen, C.M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This work discusses some experiments with respect to the sliding contact between human teeth. The objective is to study whether in-depth investigations into the dominant wear modes in dental wear can be made using a standard tribotester with samples manufactured from natural teeth. A tribological pair of two test samples was prepared from each single incisor by cutting it into halves and machining one half to be flat and the other to be hemispherically shaped. Sphere-on-flat reciprocating sliding contact experiments were conducted. The resulting wear track was analysed, and the wear volumes were quantified. The observed variation in wear volumes was larger than what would be expected as inherent to the wear process, which is attributed to biological variations and the resulting variations in mechanical properties of the specimens used. For in-depth studies of the basic mechanisms involved in dental wear, the samples should receive special care and attention, particularly with respect to enamel thickness and prism orientation. The obtained results indicate that two wear regimes are predominant and that their occurrence might be related to the thickness of the enamel layer that covers the teeth
AB - This work discusses some experiments with respect to the sliding contact between human teeth. The objective is to study whether in-depth investigations into the dominant wear modes in dental wear can be made using a standard tribotester with samples manufactured from natural teeth. A tribological pair of two test samples was prepared from each single incisor by cutting it into halves and machining one half to be flat and the other to be hemispherically shaped. Sphere-on-flat reciprocating sliding contact experiments were conducted. The resulting wear track was analysed, and the wear volumes were quantified. The observed variation in wear volumes was larger than what would be expected as inherent to the wear process, which is attributed to biological variations and the resulting variations in mechanical properties of the specimens used. For in-depth studies of the basic mechanisms involved in dental wear, the samples should receive special care and attention, particularly with respect to enamel thickness and prism orientation. The obtained results indicate that two wear regimes are predominant and that their occurrence might be related to the thickness of the enamel layer that covers the teeth
KW - IR-85660
KW - METIS-269827
U2 - 10.1243/13506501JET742
DO - 10.1243/13506501JET742
M3 - Article
VL - 224
SP - 589
EP - 594
JO - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part J: Journal of engineering tribology
JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part J: Journal of engineering tribology
SN - 1350-6501
IS - 6
ER -