A method to assess rotary nickel-titanium files

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 517-518

  Svec, Timothy A ^a,c   Powers, John M ^b,c  

^a Univ of Minnesota Sch of Dentistry   (United States)

^b Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TORSION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM; TORSION;

EID: 0034277449     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200009000-00007     Document Type: Article

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