Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Beutelrock

Dentistry, Surgery

Also known as: Beutelrock drill, Beutelrock root canal reamer

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

This article from the 1928-1936 Soviet Medical Encyclopedia describes the Beutelrock drill, a specialized dental burr used for enlarging root canals. It notes that due to the risk of perforating root walls in calcified or curved canals, these drills have been largely replaced by mineral acids and manual Kerr reamers.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

BEUTELROCK, a special burr for enlarging tooth root canals, driven by a dental engine.

invented by the German

dentist Beutel-

rock. A negative property of the Beutelrock drill is

that in case of obliteration or curvature of the canal, they easily perforate its walls. At present, Beutelrock drills have been almost completely superseded by mineral acids and manual Kerr reamers.

Beutelrock: figure 1 from the 1928–1936 encyclopedia article

Cite this page

“Beutelrock.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.com/article/beutelrock/