Effect of indentation load and time on knoop and vickers microhardness tests for enamel and dentin

AUTOR(ES)

Chuenarrom, Chanya, Benjakul, Pojjanut, Daosodsai, Paitoon

FONTE

Materials Research

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of variations in indentation load and time on the Knoop and Vickers hardness numbers (KHN and VHN) for enamel and dentin. Twenty molar teeth were divided into twenty enamel and twenty dentin specimens. Each specimen was tested using a Knoop or Vickers microhardness tester at different loads and times. The difference in hardness between the groups was analyzed with two-way ANOVA followed by a Tukey test. The results revealed that a difference of indentation time did not influence the microhardness number of enamel and dentin. The KHN values of enamel and the VHN values of dentin were affected by variation of test loads. Therefore, the tooth hardness number for different loads may not be acceptable for comparison.

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