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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Oral Biol. 2014 Jun 7;59(10):1001–1012. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2014.05.028

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Preparation of a compact tension (CT) specimen from the coronal dentin of a 3rd molar. (a) view of an axial section from a tooth crown and potential location of a specimen. E and D indicate the enamel and dentin, respectively; (b) final geometry and dimensions of the CT specimen. Loading (P) is applied from pins placed within the two holes.