Gutta-percha and gutta-balata are derived from the Paliquium gutta and Mimusops globsa trees, respectively, that are in the same botanical family as the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis. For this reason...
A thermal profile of the warm gutta-percha technique was produced by the thermocouple instrumentation of natural teeth and the subsequent monitoring of intraradicular temperature changes during the pa...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality and adaptability of gutta-percha root canal fillings to the root canal walls when two different tapered gutta-percha master points (GPMP) were used to...
Biologic acceptance is one of several criteria that must be met by an endodontic filling material. The purpose fo this experiment was to compare a new filling material consisting of a synthetic gutta-...
An in vitro study compared two gutta-percha obturation techniques of the mandibular first molar in dogs. The mandibular first molars were instrumented and obturated using either K-files and the Succes...