A comparison of torque required to fracture three different nickel-titanium rotary instruments around curves of the same angle but of different radius when bound at the tip

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-57

  Booth, Jason R ^a   Scheetz, James P ^b   Lemons, Jack E ^a   Eleazer, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; TOOTH PULP; TORQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; TORQUE;

EID: 0037799338     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200301000-00015     Document Type: Article

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