Usage Parameters of Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments: A Survey of Endodontists in the United States

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1193-1197

  Bird, David C ^a   Chambers, David ^a   Peters, Ove A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Market; nickel titanium; rotary root canal instruments; survey; usage

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECYCLING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; NICKEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TITANIUM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249221253     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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