SEM Observations and Differential Scanning Calorimetric Studies of New and Sterilized Nickel-Titanium Rotary Endodontic Instruments

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 675-679

  Alexandrou, Georgia B ^a   Chrissafis, Konstantinos ^b   Vasiliadis, Leonidas P ^a   Pavlidou, Eleni ^b   Polychroniadis, E K ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

DSC; Flexmaster; Nickel titanium endodontic instruments; ProFile; sterilization

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; DENTAL ALLOY; MARTENSITE; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTICITY; ENDODONTICS; HEAT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HEAT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 33745209197     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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