Factors influencing the fracture of nickel-titanium rotary instruments

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 262-266

  Martín, Benjamín ^a,b   Zelada, G ^a   Varela, P ^a   Bahillo, J G ^a   Magan F ^b   Ahn, S ^a   Rodriguez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fracture; Nickel titanium; Rotary instruments; Rotational speed

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; DENTAL ALLOY; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ODONTOMETRY; PLIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PULP; TORQUE;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOLAR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICKEL; ODONTOMETRY; PLIABILITY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; TORQUE;

EID: 0042730176     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2003.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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