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Human tooth enamel exhibits excellent wear-resistance in mouth. It consists of 92–96% inorganic substances, 1–2% organic materials, and 3–4% water by weight. The contribution of water content to its wear mechanism has not been fully understood yet. In this paper, nano-indentation and scratch tests were performed on human tooth enamel after different drying time to study the effect of water content...