Canal preparation with Hero 642 rotary Ni-Ti instruments compared with stainless steel hand K-file assessed using computed tomography

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 402-408

  Tasdemir T ^a   Aydemir, H ^a   Inan, U ^a   Unal O ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Canal transportation; Computed tomography; Nickel titanium; Rotary instrumentation

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLAR TOOTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; HUMANS; MOLAR; NICKEL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 21044438003     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2005.00961.x     Document Type: Article

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