9 Conventional Instruments and Advances in Design | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2015年1月2日—Thesquarecrosssectionismorestableandstiff,withlesschipspacebetweenthethreads...Hedströmfilesaremilledfromroundsteelstock.

All endodontic hand instruments are based on three basic forms: K drills (= K reamer), K files, and Hedström (H) files. Initially fabricated from carbon steel, since the 1960s all endodontic hand instruments have been made from stainless steel, and are therefore less likely to corrode with frequent sterilization. Smaller K-type files are fabricated by twisting a file blank with a square (four-edged) cross section, whereas file sizes >30 are produced by twisting a triangular blank (see Figs. 9.1[1], 9.2[2]).

The square cross section is more stable and stiff, with less chip space between the threads (36%) so a smaller amount of dentin is cut away from the canal walls. The triangular cross section is more flexible, with wider chip spaces between the threads (60%), but is also more susceptible to fracture.

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