The assessment of the generated temperature by the drill bit in the bone tissue

Abstract

The main goal of this work is to evaluate the developed temperatures in bone tissue due to a drilling process, and verify the hypothesis of the thermal necrosis occurrence. Experimental methods were used in the laboratory based on the use of thermography and thermocouples during bone drilling in different materials. The follow-up of patients was also performed during the dental implants placement for data collecting from thermographic images.