First steps of experimental validation of a numerical model about mechanical behavior of NiTi endodontic instruments.

1CHU-Service d’Odontologie/UEB-UFR d’Odontologie, 22 rue C. Desmoulins, 29200 Brest, 2Laboratoire Brestois de Mecanique et des Systemes, UEB-ENIB, 945 av. Technopole, 29280 Plouzane, 3Laboratoire Brestois de Mecanique et des Systemes, UEB-ENSTA, rue F. Verny, 29200 Brest, France. V. Chevalier1&3, R. Arbab-Chirani1, S. Arbab-Chirani2&3 and S. Calloch3 O-24. FIRST STEPS OF EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF A NUMERICAL MODEL ABOUT MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF NITI ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENTS