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Instrument Design

Instrument Design is a systematic discipline within applied engineering and specialized praxis that integrates functional morphology, material science, and ergonomic principles to create precision tools—distinctively tailored for endodontic intervention or musical sound production—thereby differentiating it from broader instrumental development through its focused optimization for procedural efficacy, navigational accuracy, and context-specific biomechanical or acoustic performance.

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Instrument review: Getting the most from a panel of experts

Linda Lindsey Davis · Applied Nursing Research · 1992 · 2.3K citations

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A pragmatic–explanatory continuum indicator summary (PRECIS): a tool to help trial designers

Kevin E. Thorpe, Merrick Zwarenstein, Andrew D Oxman et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2009 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Avoiding Invalid Instruments and Coping with Weak Instruments

Michael P. Murray · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2006 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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The “balanced force” concept for instrumentation of curved canals

James B. Roane, C L Sabala, M DUNCANSONJR · Journal of Endodontics · 1985 · 590 citations

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Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument

J. E. Jones · Group & Organization Studies · 1976 · 464 citations

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Authors

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  1. LT
    Luca Testarelli

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    27 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

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  2. ES
    Edgar Schäfer

    University of Münster, Germany

    20 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. GP
    Gianluca Plotino

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    19 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. GG
    Gianluca Gambarini

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. HK
    Hyeon‐Cheol Kim

    Pusan National University, South Korea

    20 publications · 996 citations

    16

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Institutions

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  1. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    25 h-index

    189 publications

    9.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    19 h-index

    103 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. Universidade Unigranrio

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    17 h-index

    46 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    16 h-index

    73 publications

    3.6K citations

  5. Kyungpook National University

    Daegu, South Korea

    16 h-index

    29 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of the Pacific

    Stockton, United States

    15 h-index

    38 publications

    2K citations

  7. American Association of Endodontists

    Chicago, United States

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Pusan National University Dental Hospital

    Yangsan, South Korea

    15 h-index

    42 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Endodontics

    JOE · 187 publications · 14.3K citations

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  2. International Endodontic Journal

    79 publications · 6.1K citations

    45

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  3. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

    JASA · 64 publications · 2.1K citations

    29

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 42 publications · 1.2K citations

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