Harmeet D. Walia (April 15, 1957 – October 17, 2018) was an American endodontist and inventor. He introduced the use of nickel titanium shape memory alloy for the manufacture of root canal files, which had traditionally been made of carbon or stainless steel.Walia H, Brantley WA, Gerstein H. An Initial Investigation of the Bending and Torsional Properties of Nitinol Root Canal Files. J Endod 1988;14:346-351.
Walia received the prestigious Ralph F. Sommer Award in recognition for his work from the American Association of Endodontists in 2005.
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