Nickel titanium rotary file

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Published in Rattan Raj, Vasey Penelope, Waite Ian, Vocational Training in General Dental Practice, 2017

As an example, consider a new technique in endodontics - the use of nickel-titanium rotary files. The activist would be very excited by the new developments in technique and the motivation for learning would come from the ‘newness’ of the experience. The reflector would prefer to consider the new approach and give it some thought before embarking on the task. The theorist would want to know about instrument design and what advantages the technique offered over existing methods and would make analytic comparisons, whilst the pragmatist would have an understanding of the principles and learn by applying them at every opportunity.

Influence of dental education on adoption and integration of technological aids in the delivery of endodontic care by dental practitioners: a survey

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Published in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2022

Hanne Q. Christensen, Brita R. Linde, Asgeir Bårdsen, Vilhjalmur H. Vilhjalmsson, Sivakami R. Haug

In this study, both older and newer graduates used motor-driven file systems with no significant differences between the groups. Metallurgical advances and new design concepts on file systems have made instrumentation reliable, efficient and user-friendly. Motor-driven nickel-titanium rotary file instrumentation was introduced in the preclinical training in 2008. However, rotary files were not commonly used during patient treatment as students found it cumbersome to change program each time a new file was used and fear for file separation [9]. The rotary files were replaced in 2014 with a reciprocating file system which was considered as ‘new’ technology and easy-to-use [9].

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