Open AccessThe incidence of nickel-titanium endodontic hand file fractures: A 7-year retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Arun Kumar Patnana,
Ankita Chugh,
Vinay Kumar Chugh,
Pravin Kumar
Publication year - 2020
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/jcd.jcd_254_20
Subject(s) - root canal , medicine , dentistry , nickel titanium , incidence (geometry) , tertiary care , orthodontics , fracture (geology) , molar , radiography , significant difference , mathematics , materials science , surgery , geometry , composite material , metallurgy , shape memory alloy
The present retrospective cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the incidence and factors associated with nickel-titanium hand file fractures in root canal-treated teeth in a tertiary care hospital of western India.