Table 1

Effect of different irrigation rates on steel burr tip temperatures.

Irrigation RateSteel Burr Tip Temperature, °C
Mean ± SDRange P Value
0 cc/min72.8 ± 24.934–141
0.5 cc/min32.4 ± 5.323.3–40.6<0.0001a
1 cc/min30.5 ± 4.819.3–36.8
2 cc/min32.8 ± 2.828–37.5
Comparison of Temperatures
 0 vs 0.5 cc/min<0.0001b
 0.5 vs 1 cc/min0.203b
 1 vs 2 cc/min0.174b

  • ↵a Kruskal-Wallis test.

  • ↵b Mann-Whitney U test.