A comparative study of root canal preparation using ProFile .04 and Lightspeed rotary Ni-Ti instruments

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-46

  Versumer J ^b   Hulsmann M ^a   Schafers F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Automated root canal preparation; Light speed; Ni Ti instruments; ProFile .04

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; SMEAR LAYER; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036357758     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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