Effect of temperature on the cyclic fatigue resistance of thermally treated reciprocating instruments.

Michel Espinosa KlymusMurilo Priori AlcaldeRodrigo Ricci VivanMarcus Vinicius Reis SóBruno Carvalho de VasconselosMarco Antonio Hungaro Duarte

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2018)

The cyclic fatigue resistance of NiTi reciprocating instruments has been evaluated at room temperature. However, the fatigue resistance significantly decreases upon exposure to body temperature, which could affect the mechanical behaviour of the NiTi instruments during root canal preparation.

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