Wear of nickel-titanium endodontic instruments evaluated by scanning electron microscopy: Effect of ion implantation

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 588-592

  Rapisarda, Ernesto ^a   Bonaccorso, Antonio ^a   Tripi, Teresa Roberta ^a   Condorelli, Guido Guglielmo ^a   Torrisi, Lorenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; TITANIUM NITRIDE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HARDNESS; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL MODELS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HARDNESS; IONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0035458398     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200109000-00009     Document Type: Article

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