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Cyclic fatigue testing of nickel-titanium endodontic instruments

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Dentistry, Dental Materials Science, Endodontics +10

Defects in Rotary Nickel-Titanium Files After Clinical Use

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Dentistry, Materials Engineering, Root Canal Therapy +6

Factors Influencing Defects of Rotary Nickel-Titanium Endodontic Instruments After Clinical Use

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A comparison of canal preparation with nickel-titanium and stainless steel instruments

Peter T. Esposito, Charles J. Cunningham · Journal of Endodontics · 1995 · 286 citations

Dentistry, Dental Materials Science, Endodontics +13