Shaping ability of Profile rotary nickel-titanium instruments with ISO sized tips in simulated root canals: Part 1

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-281

  Bryant, S T ^a   Thompson, S A ^a   Al Omari, M A O ^b   Dummer, P M H ^a,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canal shaping; Endodontics; Nickel titanium; Root canals; Rotary files

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EVALUATION STUDIES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 0032128909     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.1998.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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