Shaping ability of lightspeed rotary nickel-titanium instruments in simulated root canals. Part 1

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 698-702

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

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0031267566     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(97)80405-0     Document Type: Article

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