The Ability of Different Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments To Induce Dentinal Damage During Canal Preparation

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-238

  Bier, Carlos Alexandre Souza ^a   Shemesh, Hagay ^b   Tanomaru Filho, Mário ^a   Wesselink, Paul R ^b   Wu, Min Kai ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Craze lines; dentinal defects; nickel titanium instruments; root canal preparation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

BICUSPID; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; HUMANS; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 58249095284     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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