A Review of Cyclic Fatigue Testing of Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1469-1476

  Plotino, Gianluca ^a   Grande, Nicola M ^a   Cordaro, Massimo ^b   Testarelli, Luca ^a   Gambarini, Gianluca ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclic fatigue; fracture; nickel titanium; rotary instruments

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; METHODOLOGY; PLIABILITY; REVIEW; ROTATION;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; PLIABILITY; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TITANIUM; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 70349968039     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.06.015     Document Type: Review

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