SEM observations of nickel-titanium rotary endodontic instruments that fractured during clinical use

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-43

  Alapati, Satish B ^a   Brantley, William A ^a   Svec, Timothy A ^c   Powers, John M ^c   Nusstein, John M ^a   Daehn, Glenn S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DENTAL BRANCH AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL COMPLEX; OXIDE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344257590     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DON.0000132301.87637.4A     Document Type: Article

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