Defects in Nickel-Titanium Instruments after Clinical Use. Part 3: A 4-Year Retrospective Study from an Undergraduate Clinic

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-196

  Shen, Ya ^a   Coil, Jeffrey M ^a   Haapasalo, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical; fatigue; fracture; instrument; nickel titanium; shear; undergraduate

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL STUDENT; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; NICKEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TITANIUM;

EID: 58249107163     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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