title: Lack of corrosion of stainless steel instruments in vivo by scanning electron microscope and microprobe analysis.
abstract: Two clinical cases are presented which show no corrosion of broken stainless steel endodontic instruments. Corrosion of a silver endodontic filling cone is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Eleazer
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel; D003723:Dental Amalgam