The effect of surface treatments of nickel-titanium files on wear and cutting efficiency

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 363-368

  Rapisarda, Ernesto ^a   Bonaccorso, Antonio ^a   Tripi, Teresa Roberta ^a   Fragalk, Ignazio ^a   Condorelli, Guglielmo Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; NITROGEN; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; TITANIUM NITRIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

DENTAL ALLOYS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0034146318     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2000.104198     Document Type: Article

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