Rationale for the use of low-torque endodontic motors in root canal instrumentation

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 95-100

  Gambarini, G ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nickel titanium alloy; Root canal instrumentation; Root canal preparation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONICS; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PLIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TORQUE;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DENTAL ALLOYS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; NICKEL; PLIABILITY; RISK FACTORS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM; TORQUE;

EID: 0034208054     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2000.016003095.x     Document Type: Review

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