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Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.

Selected Works

Cutting; Efficiency; Dental Burs; SELF-REPAIR; CULTURE-CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE RESIN; DENTAL PULP STEM CELL; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED DESIGN; MULTI LAYERED POST; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED DENTAL POST; SOFT SKILLS; CLINICAL PAIRING; DENTAL PULP STROMAL CELLS; LONG-TERM EXPANSION

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Cutting Efficiency Of Dental Burs-A Pilot Study, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H. Dec 2007

Cutting Efficiency Of Dental Burs-A Pilot Study, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.

Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.

Objectives: This study aim to evaluate the cutting efficiency of tungsten carbide burs (TC) and rotary diamond instruments by measuring their rake angle and visual examination of their cutting surfaces respectively, using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Materials and Method: 60 short and long head pear-shaped TC and 18 round rotary diamond instruments that had been used to prepare < than 5, > than 5 and > than 10 cavities were selected from the 3rd & 4th year dental students, Dental Faculty, University of Malaya. 12 cylindrical and flame rotary diamond instruments were also selected from the 5th year students. The rake angle of TC was …