Abstract:
Medical instruments, particularly, endodontic instruments with unique limited memory characteristics, and methods for making such instruments. One embodiment includes heat treating a finished endodontic instrument. A related embodiment includes electropolishing a finished endodontic instrument and then heat treating the endodontic instrument.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a handpiece for dental or surgical use including a body via which the practitioner holds the instrument, characterized in that the body is made of a titanium-molybdenum alloy.