Thermal Variation During Osteotomy With Different Dental Implant Drills: A Standardized Study In Bovine Ribs.

Introduction: This study evaluated thermal variation (heat generation) by dental drills of similar geometries, made from different materials, during performance of 450 standardized osteotomies in bovine ribs to simulate implant site preparations. Materials and Methods: Each of the 3 groups - steel with a diamond like carbon coating (SG), experimentally surface-treated steel (EG), and aluminum-toughened zirconium Leia mais