Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 12-18 , January 2006

Digital moiré interferometric investigations on the deformation gradients of enamel and dentine: An insight into non-carious cervical lesions

  • A. Kishen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore 119074
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +65 6874 4624; fax: +65 6774 5701.
    • ,
  • K.B.C. Tan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore 119074
    • ,
  • A. Asundi

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore 639798

Received 9 September 2004 ,Revised 31 January 2005 ,Accepted 19 February 2005.

References 

  1. Lee WC, Eakle WS. Possible role of tensile stress in the etiology of cervical erosive lesions of teeth. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1984;52:374–380
  2. Spranger H. Investigation into the genesis of angular lesions at the cervical region of the teeth. Quintessence International. 1995;26:149–154
  3. Radentz WH, Barnes GP, Cutright DE. A survey of factors possibly associated with cervical abrasion of tooth surfaces. Journal of Periodontology. 1976;47:148–154
  4. Asundi A, Kishen A. Digital photoelastic investigations on the tooth-bone interface. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 2001;6:224–230
  5. McCoy G. The etiology of gingival erosion. Journal of Oral Implantology. 1982;10:361–362
  6. Grippo JO. Bioengineering seeds of contemplation: a private practioner's perspective. Dental Materials. 1996;12:198–202
  7. Lee WC, Eakle WS. Stress-induced cervical lesions: review of advances in the past 10 years. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1996;75:487–494
  8. Palamara D, Palamara JEA, Tyas MJ, Messer HH. Strain patterns in the cervical enamel of teeth subjected to occlusal loading. Dental Materials. 2000;16:412–419
  9. Rees J. The role of cuspal flexure in the development of abfraction lesions: a finite element study. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 1998;106:1028–1032
  10. Rees JS, Hammadeh M, Jagger DC. Abfraction lesion formation in maxillary incisors, canines and premolars: a finite element study. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 2003;111:149–154
  11. Spears IR. A three-dimensional finite element model of prismatic enamel: a re-appraisal of the data on the Young's modulus of enamel. Journal of Dental Research. 1997;76:1690–1697
  12. Waters NE. Some mechanical and physical properties of teeth. In:  Vincent JFV,  Currey JD editor. The mechanical properties of biological materials. England: Cambridge University Press; 1980;p. 99–136
  13. Spears IR, van Noort R, Crompton RH, Cardew GE, Howard IC. The effects of enamel anisotropy on the distribution of stress in a tooth. Journal of Dental Research. 1993;72:1526–1531
  14. Kishen A, Ramamurty U, Asundi A. Experimental studies on the nature of property gradients in human dentine. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 2000;51:650–659
  15. Jantarat J, Panitvisai P, Palamara JEA, Messer HH. Comparison of methods for measuring cuspal deformation in teeth. Journal of Dentistry. 2001;29:75–82
  16. Asundi A, Kishen A. In vivo strain and in vitro stress distribution in dental supporting structures—a strain gauge and photoelastic analysis. Archives of Oral Biology. 2000;45:543–550
  17. Post D, Han B, Ifju P. High sensitivity Moiré: experimental analysis for mechanics and materials. New York: Springer; 1994;p. 135–226
  18. Callister WD. Material sciences and engineering: an introduction. 3rd ed.. New York: Wiley; 1994;p. 107–27
  19. Jameson MW, Hood JA, Tidmarsh BG. The effects of dehydration and rehydration on some mechanical properties of human dentine. Journal of Biomechanics. 1993;26:1055–1065
  20. Kishen A, Asundi A. Investigations of thermal property gradients in the human dentine. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 2001;55:121–130
  21. Vincent J. Structural Biomaterials. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press; 1990;p. 25–36
  22. Margareta N, Victor HF. Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger; 1989;p. 20–80
  23. Khan F, Young WG, Shahabi S, Daley TJ. Dental cervical lesions associated with occlusal erosion and attrition. Australian Dental Journal. 1999;44:176–186
  24. Ott RW, Proschel P. Etiology of wedge-shaped defects. A function-analytical, epidemiologic and experimental study. Dtsch Zahnärztl Z. 1985;40:1223–1227
  25. Heymann HO, Sturdevant JR, Bayne S, Wilder AD, Sluder TB, Brunson WD. Examining tooth flexure effects on cervical restorations: a two-year clinical study. Journal of American Dental Association. 1991;122:41–47

PII: S0300-5712(05)00070-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2005.02.008

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 12-18 , January 2006

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution