Canal shapes produced sequentially during instrumentation with Quantec LX rotary nickel-titanium instruments: A study in simulated canals

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 346-354

  Griffiths, I T ^a   Bryant, S T ^a   Dummer, P M H ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aberrations; Canal shape; Nickel titanium; Rotary instruments; Simulated canals

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; RESIN; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMISTRY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGY; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH PULP; VIDEORECORDING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NICKEL; PULPECTOMY; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0034231983     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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