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Definition of Burr drill
1. Noun. A high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burr Drill
Literary usage of Burr drill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1908)
"In case the orifice becomes small, we may ream it out with a barrel burr drill
after an application of cocaine and adrenalin. The opening in the canine ..."
2. Technique of Operations on the Bones, Joints, Muscles and Tendons by Robert Soutter (1917)
"When the abscess is very great and the bone involvement is large a number of good
sized holes should be made with a burr drill or a curved gouge on both ..."
3. The Principles and practice of dental surgery by Chapin Aaron Harris (1858)
"Some handles have only a simple socket for the reception of a burr-drill, but
the one with a spring is preferable. This may not only be used for holding ..."
4. Diseases of the Nose by Clinton Wagner (1884)
"A cross-cut burr drill was then constructed, the cutting being rather coarse to
diminish the liability to clog ; the cross-cutting being also for the same ..."
5. A Dictionary of medical terminology, dental surgery, and the collateral sciences by Chapin Aaron Harris, Ferdinand James Samuel Gorgas (1882)
"An appliance designed to accompany the dental engine for the purpose- of keeping
the disk or burr-drill wet; a sponge is also attached to it for the purpose ..."
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