Wear of nickel-titanium lightspeed instruments evaluated by scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 494-497

  Eggert, Christine ^a   Peters, Ove ^a   Barbakow, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOLAR TOOTH; ROTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CORROSION; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0033154787     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(99)80289-1     Document Type: Article

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