title: Clinical implications of the response of enamel and dentin to masticatory loads.
abstract: The success of restorative procedures is dependent on comprehension of the responses of enamel and dentin, including responses to masticatory forces. The regional variation resulting from masticatory forces is critical because clinically it relates to the thickness of enamel and dentin occlusogingivally. Three-dimensional finite element models of an intact mandibular molar were developed to analyze stresses in enamel and dentin occlusogingivally, buccolingually, and mesiodistally. There were dramatic regional variations in the magnitude and character of different stresses caused by masticatory forces, and despite being organically "bonded," enamel and dentin responded independently. This unique behavior with regional variations of these tissues could have serious clinical implications during restorative procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, College of Engineering, Iowa City.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Khera
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001732:Bite Force; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000502:physiology*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003804:Dentin / Q000502:physiology*; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D008963:Molar / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength