Belacqua turned round to see a bald colossus with a cloak of gutta percha streaming from the barrel of his bust and brandishing a golf putter. |
The clinical effectiveness of the existing Apexit used in conjunction with cold gutta percha has been examined in various clinical studies. |
Irrespective of the compaction technique used, gutta percha alone is not able to completely seal the root canal system. |
In a two-armed clinical study, 84 teeth were sealed with the lateral condensation technique and 78 filled with warm gutta percha. |
In its most convenient form it consists of a hoop of gutta percha, over which a circular piece of parchment paper is stretched. |
This is derived from a tree, Mimusops balata, belonging to the same natural order as gutta percha trees, viz. |