Real temperature of the continuous-wave pluggers / 北京大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective:To measure the real temperatures on the pluggers of three continuous-wave de-vices, and to provide theoretical reference to evaluate thermal damage and heat ’s influence on the filling materials.Methods:The dual channel K type thermocouple was contacted to various sizes ’ pluggers in three different continuous-wave devices (BeeFill, Elements, B&L), and the highest temperatures at dif-ferent points ( tip, and 2 mm, 5 mm, 10 mm from the tip) of the pluggers ( preset temperature was 200℃) were recorded.The measurements were performed 5 times.T-test was used to compare the real tem-peratures at the tips with that set on the display and one-way ANOVA was used to compare the tempera-tures of the pluggers in different devices , sizes and points .Results:The highest temperature was at the tip of BeeFill 40/0.03 plugger (198.7 ±7.7) ℃, but there was on statistical differences between that and the preset temperature 200℃.The temperatures of the remaining pluggers were obviously lower than 200 ℃(P<0.05).The lowest temperature of the pluggers was detected at 10 mm from the tip of BeeFill 60/0.06 plugger (69.9 ±4.0) ℃.The highest temperature of each plugger was detected at the tip or 2 mm from the tip (112.1 to 198.7℃,and the median was 140.8℃).Conclusion:The real temperature of most continuous-wave pluggers included in this study is below the set temperature 200 ℃.