The aim of this paper was to find whether an ultrasound velocity along a whole tooth reflects variety of its morphology and properties and to compare thc results of ultrasonic measuremcnts with X-ray diffraction data from a large area of tooth. 100 kHz pulses were transmitted in longitudinal direction of ectracted teeth. A significant variation of velocity in teeth from diffcrent donors was statwd (from 3200 m/s to 4200 m/s). The velocity was influenced both by the age of donors and the type of a tooth. For a given individual, the grcatest difference was revealed between incisors and canine teeth. Considering X-ray diffraction results, a difference in size of crystallites between teeth was found. In an enamel, the size of crystallites ranged from 20 nm to 50 nm, and in dentin - from 5.5 nm to 39 nm. The size of crystailites in dentin was positively correlated with the ultrasound velocity.
Comparative investigations of teeth in vitro were carried out using ultrasonic method and X-Ray diffraction. A correlation between size and orientation of HAP crystallites and ultrasonic waves velocity was stated. X-Ray diffraction showed that there is a larger differentiation within a single tooth than between different teeth of an individual. This result was confirmed by ultrasonic measurements.
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