Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 8 , Pages 596-603 , August 2009

Enamel—A functionally graded natural coating

  • Li-Hong He

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, 310, Great King Street, PO Box 647, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 3 479 7479; fax: +64 3 479 5079.
    • ,
  • Michael V. Swain

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, New Zealand
    • Biomaterial Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Australia

Received 10 March 2009 ,Revised 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 29 March 2009.

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PII: S0300-5712(09)00075-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.03.019

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 8 , Pages 596-603 , August 2009

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