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Published on: July 28, 2020
Bending properties of nickel-titanium instruments: a comparative study
G Gambarini1, G Pongione, F Rizzo
1Department of Dental Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Aim:
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the bending properties of twisted file instruments, and compare them with other commercially available nickel-titanium (NiTi) instruments (Mtwo and Hero) manufactured with traditional methods.
Methods:
Despite NiTi superelastic properties, flexibility of NiTi instruments is limited by size and taper. A new manufacturing process involving twisting of a ground blank combined with heat treatment has been developed by SybronEndo, aiming to produce a NiTI rotary file with superior flexibility: the Twisted File (TF). Experimental procedures strictly followed the testing methodology described in ISO 3630-1. Bending moment was measured when the instrument attained a 45 degrees bend. Data were collected and statistically analyzed.
Results:
Results showed that TF were the most flexible instruments, with a significant improvement in flexibility (P< 0.05). ranging from 100% to 250% over the other tested instruments. Even if flexibility is also influenced by instruments design, such a great improvement is mainly related to the new TF manufacturing process.
Conclusion:
The flexibility is influenced by instruments design, such a great improvement is mainly related to the new manufacturing process developed by SybronEndo, which seems to play a major role in increasing the flexibility of TF instruments.
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