Quantitative and Qualitative Elemental Analysis of Different Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments by Using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-55

  Ounsi, Hani F ^a,b   Al Shalan, Thakib ^c   Salameh, Ziad ^a,b   Grandini, Simone ^b   Ferrari, Marco ^b  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Elemental composition; energy dispersive spectroscopy; Kirkendall effect; nickel titanium

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; OPTICAL ROTATORY DISPERSION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; OPTICAL ROTATORY DISPERSION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 37249053931     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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