Comparative evaluation of intraosseous heat generation during bovine bone graft harvesting using two collector systems: a linear regression analysis
Ivan Calderon-Cortez, Sebastian Contreras, Lucia Quispe-Tasayco, Franco Mauricio, Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho, Ricardo Velasquez-Morales, Frank Mayta-Tovalino · 2026
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Description
Calderon-Cortez and co-authors measured how much heat builds inside bone while dentists drill to collect bone graft material. Their 2026 laboratory study used 40 fragments of cow rib, split between two collector systems, with two drill sizes and two cooling-water temperatures. Excess heat can kill bone cells, so keeping drilling cool protects later healing. A thermal camera recorded temperatures during each perforation.
One collector system ran hotter than the other, adding roughly a degree of extra heat on average across the trials. Smaller drills also trended slightly hotter than larger ones. Cooling the irrigation water to 10 degrees Celsius reduced the heat buildup compared with room-temperature water. Calderon-Cortez concludes that equipment choice, drill size, and chilled irrigation together decide how much thermal stress graft harvesting puts on bone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ivan Calderon-Cortez, Sebastian Contreras, Lucia Quispe-Tasayco, Franco Mauricio, Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho, Ricardo Velasquez-Morales, Frank Mayta-Tovalino |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |