A container (1) for depth stops (8) for dental burs suitable for being mounted on a dental bur (9); the container comprises a first plurality of seats (2) for housing the depth stops (8) having different diameters and/or heights and has at least one further seat (3) having a part (31) of smaller diameter than any one of said seats (2), said at least one further seat (3) allowing the passage of a part (91) of a dental bur (9) so as to remove the depth stop (8) from the dental bur (9) on which it is mounted, and in that said first plurality of seats (2) is arranged according to two series of values, the first value (6) indicating the diameter of the depth stop (8) and the second value (7) indicating the height of the depth stop (8).