Torsional and bending properties of stainless steel and nickel titanium Canal Master U and Flexogate instruments

Endodontics and Dental Traumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 141-145

  Canalda Sahli, C ^a,b   Brau Aguade E ^a   Berastegui Jimeno E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endodontic instruments; Nickel titanium alloy; Root canal instruments

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PLIABILITY; STANDARD; TORQUE;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; PLIABILITY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TORQUE;

EID: 0030154938     PISSN: 01092502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1996.tb00113.x     Document Type: Article

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