Improvement of the fatigue resistance of NiTi endodontic files by surface and bulk modifications

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 866-873

  Condorelli, G G ^a   Bonaccorso, A ^b   Smecca, E ^a   Schafer E ^c   Cantatore, G ^d   Tripi, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Private Practice   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electropolishing; Fracture mechanism; NiTi instruments; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COPPER; DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; OXYGEN; SILICON; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON; COPPER; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL POLISHING; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; OXYGEN; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SILICON; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77956418073     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2010.01759.x     Document Type: Article

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