Open AccessComparative evaluation of surface changes in four Ni-Ti instruments with successive uses - An SEM study
Author(s) -
Nurul Adilla Mohd Subha,
Vimal Sikri
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.85817
Subject(s) - scanning electron microscope , materials science , nickel titanium , dentistry , molar , metallurgy , composite material , medicine , shape memory alloy
To evaluate the surface alterations seen in four kinds of Nickel-Titanium (Ni-Ti) instruments using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for five successive uses in preparing root canals of extracted human molars and also to determine whether the design of the instrument influenced the appearance of defects on the instrument surface.