Accuracy of the TCM Endo III torque-control motor for nickel-titanium rotary instruments

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 644-645

  Yared, Ghassan ^a   Kulkarni, Gajanan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLAMP; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; SENSOR; TORQUE;

EID: 4544229686     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DON.0000121615.57088.2D     Document Type: Article

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