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Effect of cooling techniques on temperature control and cutting rate for high-speed dental drills. 1978

B A Lloyd, and J A Rich, and W S Brown

This paper describes a series of tests conducted to determine the effectiveness of various cooling techniques used while preparing teeth for restoration. Comparisons are presented for four cooling techniques: air stream, air-water spray, water stream from a separate hand-held syringe, and water applied through a hollow bur. The comparisons were made in two ways, temperature control and influence on cutting rate. It was demonstrated that wet cooling techniques provided better temperature control than cooling with air and also improved the rate of material removal.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003743	Dental Enamel	A hard thin translucent layer of calcified substance which envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Under the microscope, it is composed of thin rods (enamel prisms) held together by cementing substance, and surrounded by an enamel sheath. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286)	Enamel,Enamel Cuticle,Dental Enamels,Enamel, Dental,Enamels, Dental,Cuticle, Enamel,Cuticles, Enamel,Enamel Cuticles,Enamels
D003754	Dental High-Speed Equipment	Tools used in dentistry that operate at high rotation speeds.	High Speed Dental Equipment,Dental High Speed Equipment,Dental High-Speed Equipments,Equipment, Dental High-Speed,Equipments, Dental High-Speed,High-Speed Equipment, Dental,High-Speed Equipments, Dental
D003755	Dental High-Speed Technique	Dental methods involving the use of DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT.	Dental High-Speed Technic,Dental High-Speed Technics,Dental High-Speed Techniques,Dental Technic, High-Speed,Dental Technics, High-Speed,Dental Technique, High-Speed,Dental Techniques, High-Speed,High-Speed Dental Technic,High-Speed Dental Technics,High-Speed Dental Technique,High-Speed Dental Techniques,High-Speed Technic, Dental,High-Speed Technics, Dental,High-Speed Technique, Dental,High-Speed Techniques, Dental,Technic, Dental High-Speed,Technic, High-Speed Dental,Technics, Dental High-Speed,Technics, High-Speed Dental,Technique, Dental High-Speed,Technique, High-Speed Dental,Techniques, Dental High-Speed,Techniques, High-Speed Dental,Dental High Speed Technic,Dental High Speed Technics,Dental High Speed Technique,Dental High Speed Techniques,Dental Technic, High Speed,Dental Technics, High Speed,Dental Technique, High Speed,Dental Techniques, High Speed,High Speed Dental Technic,High Speed Dental Technics,High Speed Dental Technique,High Speed Dental Techniques,High Speed Technic, Dental,High Speed Technics, Dental,High Speed Technique, Dental,High Speed Techniques, Dental,Technic, Dental High Speed,Technic, High Speed Dental,Technics, Dental High Speed,Technics, High Speed Dental,Technique, Dental High Speed,Technique, High Speed Dental,Techniques, Dental High Speed,Techniques, High Speed Dental
D003762	Dental Instruments	Hand-held tools or implements especially used by dental professionals for the performance of clinical tasks.	Instrument, Dental,Dental Instrument,Instruments, Dental
D003786	Dental Pulp Cavity	The space in a tooth bounded by the dentin and containing the dental pulp. The portion of the cavity within the crown of the tooth is the pulp chamber; the portion within the root is the pulp canal or root canal.	Pulp Canal,Pulp Chamber,Root Canal,Cavities, Dental Pulp,Cavity, Dental Pulp,Dental Pulp Cavities,Pulp Cavities, Dental,Pulp Cavity, Dental,Canal, Pulp,Canal, Root,Canals, Pulp,Canals, Root,Chamber, Pulp,Chambers, Pulp,Pulp Canals,Pulp Chambers,Root Canals
D003804	Dentin	The hard portion of the tooth surrounding the pulp, covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root, which is harder and denser than bone but softer than enamel, and is thus readily abraded when left unprotected. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)	Dentine,Dentines,Dentins
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000388	Air	The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
D013525	Surgical Instruments	Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.	Clamps, Surgical,Clips, Surgical,Clips, Tantalum,Forceps,Hooks, Surgical,Plugs, Surgical,Scissors, Surgical,Speculum,Surgical Clamps,Surgical Clips,Surgical Hooks,Surgical Plugs,Surgical Scissors,Surgical Valves,Trocar,Valves, Surgical,Clamp, Surgical,Clip, Surgical,Clips,Hook, Surgical,Instrument, Surgical,Plug, Surgical,Surgical Clamp,Surgical Clip,Surgical Hook,Surgical Plug,Surgical Valve,Valve, Surgical,Clip,Clip, Tantalum,Forcep,Instruments, Surgical,Speculums,Surgical Instrument,Tantalum Clip,Tantalum Clips,Trocars
D013696	Temperature	The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.	Temperatures