Shaping ability of Hero 642 rotary nickel-titanium instruments in simulated root canals: Part 1

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 248-254

  Thompson, S A ^a,b   Dummer, P M H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL MODELS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; NICKEL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0034189555     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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