Shaping ability of NT Engine and McXim rotary nickel-titanium instruments in simulated root canals. Part 2

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 270-278

  Thompson, S A ^a,b   Dummer, P M H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aberrations; Canal shaping; Endodontics; Nickel titanium; Root canals; Rotary instruments

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; VIDEORECORDING;

DENTAL ALLOYS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031174854     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.1997.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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