Cyclic fatigue of nickel-titanium rotary instruments after clinical use with low- and high-torque endodontic motors

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 772-774

  Gambarini, Gianluca ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; RECYCLING; TORQUE;

DENTAL HIGH-SPEED TECHNIQUE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; TORQUE;

EID: 0035656334     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200112000-00015     Document Type: Article

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