Shaping ability of Quantec Series 2000 rotary nickel-titanium instruments in simulated root canals: Part 2

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 268-274

  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

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; TIME; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION STUDIES; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 0032128703     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.1998.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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