The Self-adjusting File (SAF). Part 2: Mechanical Analysis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 691-696

  Hof, Rafael ^a   Perevalov, Valery ^a   Eltanani, Moshe ^a   Zary, Raviv ^a   Metzger, Zvi ^a,b  

^a ReDent Nova Inc   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cleaning and shaping; cyclic fatigue; endodontic files; fatigue; mechanical properties; SAF; self adjusting file

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIN; ELASTICITY; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP; TORQUE; VIBRATION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTIN; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TORQUE; VIBRATION; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77949456326     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.12.028     Document Type: Article

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