Defects in ProTaper S1 instruments after clinical use: Longitudinal examination

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 550-557

  Peng, B ^a   Shen, Y ^a   Cheung, G S P ^b,c   Xia, T J ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Flexural fatigue; Fracture; Nickel titanium; Rotary instrument

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; PLIABILITY; ROTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

DENTAL ALLOYS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; PLIABILITY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 22544487199     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2005.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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