Failure of ProFile instruments used with high and low torque motors

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 471-475

  Yared, G M ^a   Bou Dagher, F E ^b   Machtou, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Instrument failure; Low torque motor; Nickel titanium; ProFile

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOLAR TOOTH; TORQUE;

DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; TORQUE;

EID: 0035462852     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2001.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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