Lack of corrosion of stainless steel instruments in vivo by scanning electron microscope and microprobe analysis.
Two clinical cases are presented which show no corrosion of broken stainless steel endodontic instruments. Corrosion of a silver endodontic filling cone is demonstrated.
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Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
D003343:Corrosion; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013193:Stainless Steel
D013193:Stainless Steel; D003723:Dental Amalgam