Torque, power and efficiency characterization of dental air turbine handpieces

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 573-586

  Dyson, J E ^a   Darvell, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dental air turbine handpiece; Efficiency; Performance; Power; Torque

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; PRESSURE; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; TORQUE;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PRESSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TORQUE;

EID: 0033227540     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(99)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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