The Difference of Structural State and Deformation Behavior between Teenage and Mature Human Dentin

Table 1

The mechanical properties with standard deviation of teen and mature age dentin under compression.

Type of dentin	Young’s modulus, GPa	Compression strength, MPa	Elastic deformation, %	Plastic deformation, %	Total deformation, %
Teenage	3.43 ± 0.13	445.2 ± 30.9	16.8 ± 1.2	14.5 ± 1.6	30.3 ± 1.5
Mature	4.44 ± 0.46	549.5 ± 26.9	13.4 ± 0.9	17.0 ± 4.0	30.4 ± 3.3