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Effect of sterilization on the cutting efficiency of PVD‐coated nickel–titanium endodontic instruments
Author(s) -
Schäfer E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00586.x
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , nickel titanium , materials science , tin , penetration (warfare) , titanium nitride , sodium hypochlorite , dental instruments , metallurgy , dentistry , titanium , nitride , medicine , composite material , chemistry , mathematics , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , operations research , shape memory alloy , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
To investigate alterations in cutting efficiency when conventional and titanium nitride (TiN) coated nickel-titanium (NiTi) K-files were exposed to repeated sterilization using an autoclave.