A Comparison of the Canal Centering Ability of ProFile, K3, and RaCe Nickel Titanium Rotary Systems

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1198-1201

  Al Sudani, Dina ^a   Al Shahrani, Saad ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Canal centering; k3; NiTi; proFile; RaCe

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; HUMANS; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM;

EID: 33845432092     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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