Various heat-treated nickel-titanium rotary instruments evaluated in S-shaped simulated resin canals

• Main Authors: Yu Gu (Author), Kee-Yeon Kum (Author), Hiran Perinpanayagam (Author), Christine Kim (Author), Daniel Jaewon Kum (Author), Sang-Min Lim (Author), Seok-Woo Chang (Author), Seung-Ho Baek (Author), Qiang Zhu (Author), Yeon-Jee Yoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Heat treatment of nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloy produces a better arrangement of the crystal structure, thereby leading to increased flexibility and improved fatigue resistance or plastic behavior. This study aimed to assess the performance of various heat-treated NiTi rotary inst...