Enamel-inspired materials for tooth restorations KU Leuven
TOOTH ENAMEL, serving as barrier against chewing wear, is the hardest, stiffest and most mineralized tissue of the human body. It is remarkably resilient and damage-resistant to cumulative deformation over extended lifetime, protecting the enclosed dentin and pulp. Synthetic dental materials however rarely match the performance of natural teeth. Irrespective of being metal, ceramic or polymer based, they generally have performance TRADE-OFFs ...