Progressive versus constant tapered shaft design using NiTi rotary instruments

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 288-295

  Bergmans, Lars ^a   Van Cleynenbreugel, J ^b   Beullens, M ^b   Wevers, M ^b   Van Meerbeek, B ^a   Lambrechts, P ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Canal shaping; Nickel titanium; Rotary files; Shaft design; XMCT

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; DENTAL ALLOY; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTIN; EVALUATION; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; RANK SUM TEST; STUDENT T TEST; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0042229244     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2003.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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