The Effect of Hydrofluoric Acid Surface Treatment on the Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of K3 NiTi Instruments

<div>EDS analysis of as-received K3 instrument (a) and HF-treated K3 instrument (b). As-received and HF-treated K3 instruments showed no difference in ion composition.</div>

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications

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Figure 3: The Effect of Hydrofluoric Acid Surface Treatment on the Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of K3 NiTi Instruments 