Cyclic Fatigue of Protaper Instruments

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-57

  Lopes, Hélio Pereira ^a   Moreira, Edson Jorge Lima ^b   Nelson Elias, Carlos ^c   Andriola de Almeida, Renata ^d   Neves, Mônica Schultz ^a  

^a UNESA   (Brazil)

^b UNIGRANRIO School of Dentistry   (Brazil)

^c MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

^d AOSC RJ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canal arc length; cyclic fatigue; fracture; nickel titanium; rotary instrument

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION;

DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 33846251939     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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