Effects of cleaning, chemical disinfection, and sterilization procedures on the mechanical properties of endodontic instruments

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-18

  Haïkel, Youssef ^a,c   Serfaty, René ^a   Bleicher, Philippe ^a   Lwin, Thin Thin C ^b   Allemann, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PLIABILITY; STANDARD; TORQUE;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MATERIALS TESTING; PLIABILITY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STAINLESS STEEL; STERILIZATION; TORQUE;

EID: 0030622442     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(97)80200-2     Document Type: Article

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