Method of treating surgical drill, surgical drill and use of surgical drill

摘要

A surgical drill (1) made of metal, for instance made of surgical grade stainless steel or carbon steel, intended for use when implanting cylindrical implants into bone tissue, preferably dental implants made of titanium. The body (3) of the drill (1) is coated by a thin layer of titanium nitride (TiN). A circumferential band is etched on the body for indicating the depth of the hole bored. The implant has a predetermined insertion length.