Nickel-titanium rotary instrument fracture: A clinical practice assessment

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 700-708

  Di Fiore, P M ^a   Genov, K A ^a   Komaroff, E ^a   Li, Y ^a   Lin, L ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Instrument; Nickel titanium; Rotary

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; NICKEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 33747122613     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2006.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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