Failure mechanism of ProTaper Ni-Ti rotary instruments during clinical use: Fractographic analysis

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Spanaki Voreadi, A P ^a   Kerezoudis, N P ^a   Zinelis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Failure mechanism; Fracture; Ni Ti; ProTaper; Rotary files

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; ROTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 33644645409     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2006.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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