A comparison of the shaping abilities of 4 nickel-titanium rotary instruments in simulated root canals

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 228-233

  Yun, Hyung Hwa ^a   Kim, Sung Kyo ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OPERATOR; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ODONTOMETRY; TIME; TOOTH PULP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; NICKEL; ODONTOMETRY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0037518370     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2003.92     Document Type: Article

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