Scanning electron microscope observations of new and used nickel-titanium rotary files

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 667-669

  Alapati, Satish B ^a   Brantley, William A ^a   Svec, Timothy A ^b   Powers, John M ^c   Mitchell, John C ^a,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Stomatology

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOLAR TOOTH; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CORROSION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 1542465898     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200310000-00014     Document Type: Article

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