A comparative study of crack development in stainless-steel hedstrom files used with step-back or crown-down techniques

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-41

  Kosti, Eleni ^a,c   Zinelis, Spiros ^b   Lambrianidis, Theodoros ^a   Margelos, John ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; EPOXY RESIN; STAINLESS STEEL; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MOLAR TOOTH; TECHNIQUE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; CHEMISTRY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CHELATING AGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; EDETIC ACID; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STAINLESS STEEL; STERILIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 1542319810     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200401000-00008     Document Type: Article

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