title: Endodontic file design and dynamics in automated root canal preparation. Concepts, materials and methods.
abstract: Many treatment failures in endodontics are caused by problems that occurred during canal preparation. This article reviews principles of endodontic instrument design and analyzes the design as it relates to an automated handpiece. After a review of the problems of automation, there will be an introduction of a new automated handpiece and a new modified file known as the Anticurvature File.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abou-Rass
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*