The Shaping Effect of the Combination of Two Rotary Nickel-Titanium Instruments in Simulated S-Shaped Canals

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 456-458

  Zhang, Lan ^a   Luo, Hong xia ^a   Zhou, Xue dong ^a   Tan, Hong ^b   Huang, Ding ming ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Root canal shaping; rotary nickel titanium instrument; S curvature

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; RANDOMIZATION; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; NICKEL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 40849100058     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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