Shaping Ability of Four Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments in Simulated S-Shaped Canals

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 883-886

  Bonaccorso, Antonio ^a   Cantatore, Giuseppe ^b   Condorelli, Guglielmo Guido ^c   Schäfer, Edgar ^d   Tripi, Teresa Roberta ^c  

^a University of Verona ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apical curvature; canal transportation; mechanical preflaring

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349130859     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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