In modern dentistry, a minimally invasive management of early caries lesions or early-stage
erosive tooth wear (ETW) with synthetic remineralization systems has become …

Hard dental tissues possess a complex hierarchical structure that is particularly evident in
enamel, the most mineralised substance in the human body. Its complex and interlinked …

Bone-like materials comprise carbonated-hydroxyapatite nanocrystals (c-Ap) embedding a
fibrillar collagen matrix. The mineral particles stiffen the nanocomposite by tight attachment …

Exceptional mechanical performance of dental enamel in the harsh environment of oral
cavity can be preserved on decade timescale, which is a unique property in comparison with …

Human dental tissues consist of inorganic constituents (mainly crystallites of hydroxyapatite,
HAp) and organic matrix. In addition, synthetic HAp powders are frequently used in medical …

Human enamel is a typical hierarchical mineralized tissue with a two-level composite
structure. To date, few studies have focused on how the mechanical behaviour of this tissue …

This study aimed to non-destructively analyze the progression of subsurface enamel caries
using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT), a recently developed imaging …

Biological tissues have developed structures that fulfil their various specific requirements.
Mineralized tissues, such as tooth and bone, are often of mechanical competence for load …

Radiography has long been the standard approach to characterize carious lesions. Spatially
resolved X-ray diffraction, specifically small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), has recently …

Shallow cracks are often observed in dental enamel, however do not normally lead to deep
fractures. Previous work has highlighted the toughening mechanisms that operate in enamel …