Root canal preparation with FlexMaster: Asessment of torque and force in relation to canal anatomy

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 883-890

  Hubscher W ^a   Barbakow, F ^a   Peters, O A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic fatigue; FlexMaster; Force; Torque

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; ROTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; TORQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TITANIUM; TORQUE;

EID: 0348047578     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2003.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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