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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
Volume 83, Issue 1, Pages 238-240Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01181.x
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The dentino-enamel junction (DEJ) couples a hard, brittle, stiff layer of enamel to underlying flexible and resilient dentin, Prior microscopic images have shown an abrupt demarcation between enamel and dentin; however, new data on protein expression suggests a graded transition. In this study, Vickers microindentations reveal a gradation in hardness with a wide transitional zone across the DEJ region. Therefore, the DEJ must be regarded as a broad transitional region between two interacting tissues, not as a discrete interface. This zone may reduce stress concentrations and act as an important toughening mechanism between mechanically and structurally dissimilar tissues.
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