Evaluation of the root dentine cutting effectiveness of the HERO 642®, HERO apical® and HERO shaper® rotary systems

Australian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 94-100

  Câmara, Andréa Cruz ^a   Aguiar, Carlos Menezes ^a   de Figueiredo, Jose Antonio Poli ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental pulp cavity; HERO instruments; Instrumentation; Nickel titanium alloy; Root canal preparation; Rotation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOLAR TOOTH;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTIN; HUMANS; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 62449163192     PISSN: 13291947     EISSN: 17474477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2007.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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