Defects in Nickel-Titanium Instruments after Clinical Use. Part 4: An Electropolished Instrument

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-201

  Shen, Ya ^a   Winestock, Earl ^a   Cheung, Gary Shun pan ^b   Haapasalo, Markus ^a  

^a Faculty of Dentistry   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clinical; defect; instrument; nickel titanium; RaCe

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL TORSION; METHODOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TOOTH BRUSHING;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL POLISHING; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; TITANIUM; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 58249120928     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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