A metallurgical characterization of ten endodontic Ni-Ti instruments: Assessing the clinical relevance of shape memory and superelastic properties of Ni-Ti endodontic instruments

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-134

  Zinelis, S ^a   Eliades, T ^b   Eliades, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Endodontic instruments; Microhardness; Ni Ti; Shape memory; Superelasticity; X ray diffraction; X ray EDS

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELASTICITY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; INSTRUMENTATION; METALLURGY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALLOYS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; METALLURGY; NICKEL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 74349101470     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2009.01651.x     Document Type: Article

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