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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Oral Biol. 2009 Mar 31;54(6):570–576. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.02.011

Table 1.

Tabulated hardness (H) and elastic modulus (Er) of WT and ank/ank mouse dental tissues.

Wild-Type (n = 6) Ank (n = 5)
Er (GPa) H(GPa) Er (GPa) H(GPa)
Enamel 87 + 3 3.1 + 0.3 86 + 2 3.0 + 0.3
Dentin (Cervical) 28 + 3 1.1 + 0.2 28 + 2 1.0 + 0.3
Cementum (Cervical) 26 + 2 0.9 + 0.2 23 + 2 0.7 + 0.1
Dentin (Apical) 26 + 3 0.9 + 0.2 26 + 2 0.9 + 0.2
Cementum (Apical) 24 + 3 0.8 + 0.2 22 + 3 0.7 + 0.1