Cutting performance of diamond-like carbon coated tips in ultrasonic osteotomy

• Main Authors: Yunn-Shiuan Liao (Author), Ting-Chang Lin (Author), Cheng-Yu Lai (Author), Yen-Liang Chen (Author), Hao-Hueng Chang (Author), Chun-Pin Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Ultrasonic osteotomy has been introduced in oral and maxillofacial surgery in recent years for minimally invasive treatment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cutting performance of three different coated tips by the material removal rate (MRR) measurement and the temp...