title: Current developments in rotary root canal instrument technology and clinical use: a review.
abstract: Rotary root canal instruments manufactured from nickel-titanium alloy have proved to be a valuable adjunct for root canal therapy. Over the past two decades, instrument design has been considerably modified; progress has been made in manufacturing, as well as alloy processing. Clinical procedures and ideal working parameters are still being refined as new instruments continue to be introduced to the market. This review is intended to summarize clinical and laboratory findings for several current instruments. Some guidelines and usage parameters are also detailed.
authors.affiliation: University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics, San Francisco, California 94115, USA. opeters@pacific.edu
authors.forename: Ove A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paque
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008669:Metallurgy; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012399:Rotation; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; C040654:titanium nickelide; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium