Separation Incidence of Protaper Rotary Instruments: A Large Cohort Clinical Evaluation

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1139-1141

  Wolcott, Susan ^a   Wolcott, James ^a   Ishley, David ^a   Kennedy, Wade ^a   Johnson, Scott ^a   Minnich, Scott ^a   Meyers, John ^a  

^a University of Colorado School of Denistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

File breakage; nickel titanium; separation incidence; separation of files

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

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

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

EID: 33845320153     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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