Plugger temperature of cordless heat carriers according to the time elapsed.

OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to measure the temperature of the plugger tip of 3 cordless heat carriers set at 200°C. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Pluggers of the same taper (0.06, 0.08, 0.10) and similar tip sizes (sizes of 50 and 55) from 3 cordless heat carriers, namely SuperEndo-α 2nRESULTS:The peak temperature of the plugger tips was significantly affected by the plugger taper and by the heat carrier brand ( pCONCLUSION:When using cordless heat carriers, clinicians should pay attention to the temperature setting and to the activation time needed to reach the intended temperature of the pluggers.