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SEM image of fractured surface of a F2 EdgeTaper Platinum (Albuquerque, NM, USA) in a transversal view at ×600 magnification after cyclic fatigue testing. Dimples and microvoids visibly spread on the fractured surface constitute a typical feature of ductile fracture, which origins from the external part of the instruments with visible crack (evidenced by yellow arrows).
