JOE Articles

SAF Oval-Shaped Root Canals

Ability of Chemomechanical Preparation With Either Rotary Instruments or Self-adjusting File to Disinfect Oval-shaped Root Canals

Jose´ F. Siqueira, Jr, PhD, Fla´vio R.F. Alves, PhD, Bernardo M. Almeida, DDS,
Julio C. Machado de Oliveira, PhD, and Isabela N. Roˆc¸as, PhD (Eng)^†

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Schein SAF Reprint, part 1

The Self-adjusting File (SAF). Part 1: Respecting the Root Canal Anatomy—A New Concept of Endodontic Files and Its Implementation

Zvi Metzger, DMD,^*† Ehud Teperovich, DMD,^† Raviv Zary, DMD,^† Raphaela Cohen, DMD,^† and Rafael Hof, MSc (Eng)^†

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Schein SAF Reprint, part 2

The Self-adjusting File (SAF). Part 2: Mechanical Analysis

Rafael Hof, MSc (Eng),^* Valery Perevalov, MSc (Eng),^* Moshe Eltanani,^* Raviv Zary, DMD,^* and Zvi Metzger, DMD^*†

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Schein SAF Reprint, part 3

The Self-adjusting File (SAF). Part 3: Removal of Debris and Smear Layer—A Scanning Electron Microscope Study

Zvi Metzger, DMD,^*† Ehud Teperovich, DMD,^† Raphaela Cohen, DMD,^† Raviv Zary, DMD,^† Frank Paque´, DMD,^‡ and Michael Hu¨lsmann, DMD^§

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SAF Obturation

The Quality of Root Canal Preparation and Root Canal Obturation in Canals Treated with Rotary versus Self-adjusting Files: A Three-dimensional Micro-computed Tomographic Study

Zvi Metzger, DMD,^*† Raviv Zary, DMD,^† Raphaela Cohen, DMD,^† Ehud Teperovich, DMD,^† and Frank Paque´, DMD^‡

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SAF June 2010 JOE

Root Canal Preparation with a Novel Nickel-Titanium Instrument Evaluated with Micro-computed Tomography: Canal Surface Preparation over Time

Ove A. Peters, DMD, MS, PhD,^* Claudia Boessler, DDS,^† and Frank Paque´, Dr med dent^†

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SAF January 2011

Root Canal Preparation of Maxillary Molars With the Self-adjusting File: A Micro-computed Tomography Study

Ove A. Peters, DMD, MS, PhD,* and Frank Paque´, Dr med dent

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