Journal of Endodontics
Volume 31, Issue 12 , Pages 873-876, December 2005

A Comparison of the Machining Efficiency of Two Brands of Stainless Steel Endodontic Hand Files

  • Gregory J. Dearing, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, Temple University, School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
    • ,
  • Reza B. Kazemi, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut;
    • ,
  • Roy H. Stevens, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, Temple University, School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprint to Dr. Roy H. Stevens Department of Endodontics Temple University School of Dentistry 3223 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the machining efficiency of a flexible stainless steel K-type hand file recently introduced by Brasseler USA (“F-Style files”), with that of a well-studied Endodontic instrument (“Flex-o-files,” Maillefer Dentsply), that has been on the market for more than 20 years. The comparison of machining efficiencies of these two brands of files was conducted on both dentin and plexiglas substrates, using an apparatus that allowed a constant force to be applied from each file being tested. The results indicated that the Brasseler instruments had poorer machining efficiency than those of the Maillefer files.

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PII: S0099-2399(06)61111-4

doi:10.1097/01.don.0000164128.12631.01

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 31, Issue 12 , Pages 873-876, December 2005

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