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In Tooth Enamel, Slight Crystal Misorientations Stop Cracks in Their Tracks
Science Snapshots • December 23, 2019 In this cross-sectional map of the rod-shaped crystals that make up human tooth enamel, different colors indicate different crystal orientations. (Credit: Pupa Gilbert/University of Wisconsin) Adult teeth can last a …