@inproceedings{055543d2ed264249abc8a0c41b1f0bf5,
title = "On the development of life prediction methodologies for the failure of human teeth",
abstract = "Human dentin is known to be susceptible to failure under cyclic loading. Surprisingly, there are few reports that quantify the effect of such loading, considering the fact that a typical tooth experiences a million or so loading cycles annually. In the present study, a systematic investigation is described of the effects of prolonged cyclic loading on human dentin in a simulated physiological environment. In vitro stress-life (S/N) data are discussed in the context of possible mechanisms of fatigue damage and failure. Stiffness loss data collected in situ during these tests are used to calculate crack-growth velocities and the fatigue thresholds, and are presented as plots of the crack-propagation rates (da/dN) as a function of the stress-intensity range (ΔK). The S/N and da/dN-ΔK data are discussed in light of a framework for a fracture mechanics-based methodology for the prediction of the fatigue life of human teeth.",
keywords = "Collagen fibrils, Cyclic loading, Fracture toughness, Hank's balanced salt solution, Physiological environment",
author = "Nalla, \{R. K.\} and V. Imbeni and Kinney, \{J. H.\} and Marshall, \{S. J.\} and Ritchie, \{R. O.\}",
year = "2003",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1002/9781118788035.ch13",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781118000427",
series = "TMS Annual Meeting",
publisher = "John Wiley \& Sons",
pages = "137--145",
editor = "P.K. Liaw and Buchanan, \{R.A. \} and Klarstrom, \{D.L. \} and Wei, \{R.P. \} and Harlow, \{D.G. \} and Tortorelli, \{P.F. \}",
booktitle = "Materials Lifetime Science \& Engineering",
address = "United States",
note = "Materials Lifetime: Science and Engineering ; Conference date: 02-03-2003 Through 06-03-2003",
}