Incidence of instrument separation using lightspeed rotary instruments

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-16

  Knowles, Kenneth I ^a   Hammond, Nathan B ^a   Biggs, Stephen G ^a   Ibarrola, Jose L ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Broken instrument; LightSpeed; Separated instrument

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; RECYCLING;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 33644538583     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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