Temperature Values Variability in Piezoelectric Implant Site Preparation: Differences between Cortical and Corticocancellous Bovine Bone

Figure 3

(a) The mechanical positioning device used in the study. By rotating the micrometric screws, a reproducible distance of 0.5 mm between the thermometer probe and the tip within the bone samples was obtained. Also visible, the drill (yellow-colored) used to prepare the holes for the thermometer probes. (b) Schematic section of a bone sample (corticocancellous) with the thermometer probe and the tip at completion of drilling.

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