Torsional testing of the lightspeed nickel-titanium instrument system

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 681-684

  Marsicovetere, Ennio S ^a   Burgess, John O ^a   Clement, David J ^a   Del Rio, Carlos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TORQUE; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM; TORQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030320541     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(96)80064-1     Document Type: Article

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