Variable impact by ambient temperature on fatigue resistance of heat-treated nickel titanium instruments.
Anna AriasSamer HejlawySarah MurphyJose C de la MacorraSanjay GovindjeeOve A PetersPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2018)
Rotary instruments manufactured with different post-machining heat treatment responded differently to changed ambient temperatures. DSC assessment of martensitic conversion temperatures helps to predict the behavior of nickel titanium rotaries in different environments.