Journal of Endodontics
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 114-116 , February 2005

The Influence of a Manual Glide Path on the Separation Rate of NiTi Rotary Instruments

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 Address requests for reprints to Dr. Purificación Varela Patiño, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Entrerrios s/n, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain; E-mail address: ciptd@usc.es.

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doi: 10.1097/01.don.0000136209.28647.13

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 114-116 , February 2005

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