Effect of rotational speed on the breakage of nickel-titanium rotary files

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 68-71

  Dietz, Daniel B ^a,b   Di Fiore, Peter M ^a,c   Bahcall, James K ^a   Lautenschlager, Eugene P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b College of Dentistry ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; ROTATION; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CATTLE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; STATISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0034139354     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200002000-00002     Document Type: Article

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