New thermomechanically treated NiTi alloys–a review

J Zupanc, N Vahdat‐Pajouh… - International endodontic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the past 10 years, several proprietary processing procedures for nickel titanium (NiTi)
alloy were developed to improve the mechanical properties of NiTi endodontic instruments …

[HTML][HTML] Nickel–titanium instruments in endodontics: a concise review of the state of the art

G Gavini, M Santos, CL Caldeira… - Brazilian oral …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
The introduction of automated instrumentation in endodontics represented a major advance
in progress for this specialty, with improvements in the quality and predictability of root canal …

Blue thermomechanical treatment optimizes fatigue resistance and flexibility of the Reciproc files

G De-Deus, EJNL Silva, VTL Vieira, FG Belladonna… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of Blue thermal
treatment on the bending resistance and cyclic fatigue of conventional M-Wire Reciproc files …

Evidence for reduced fatigue resistance of contemporary rotary instruments exposed to body temperature

RA De Vasconcelos, S Murphy, CAT Carvalho… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of 2 different temperatures
(20° C and 37° C) on the cyclic fatigue life of rotary instruments and correlate the results with …

Evolution and development: engine-driven endodontic rotary nickel-titanium instruments

Y Liang, L Yue - International journal of oral science, 2022 - nature.com
Various engine-driven NiTi endodontic files have been indispensable and efficient tools in
cleaning and shaping of root canals for practitioners. In this review, we introduce the relative …

Influence of temperature on cyclic fatigue resistance of ProTaper Gold and ProTaper Universal rotary files

G Plotino, NM Grande, MM Bellido, L Testarelli… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the cyclic fatigue resistance of ProTaper
Universal (PTU; Dentsply Maillefer, Baillagues, Switzerland) and ProTaper Gold (PTG …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing Nitinol: From heat treatment to surface functionalization for nickel–titanium (NiTi) instruments in endodontics

WS Chan, K Gulati, OA Peters - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloy has been extensively researched in endodontics, particularly in
cleaning and shaping the root canal system. Research advances have primarily focused on …

Present status and future directions: Canal shaping

A Arias, OA Peters - International Endodontic Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This narrative review will focus on the evolution, present and future of engine‐driven root
canal preparation. Root canal preparation changed drastically when Walia in 1988 …

[HTML][HTML] Nickel-titanium rotary file systems: what's new?

S Tabassum, K Zafar, F Umer - European endodontic journal, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ever since their introduction, nickel–titanium (NiTi) alloys have continued to revolutionize the
field of endodontics. They have considerable advantages over the conventional stainless …

A critical appraisal of studies on cyclic fatigue resistance of engine‐driven endodontic instruments

M Hülsmann, D Donnermeyer… - International endodontic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The endodontic literature contains a plethora of studies on static and dynamic cyclic fatigue
resistance tests performed on a large array of rotary or reciprocating nickel–titanium …