Kolokuris I, Arvanitoyannis I, Blanshard J M, Robinson C
School of Dentistry, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
J Endod. 1992 Jan;18(1):4-9. doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(06)81134-9.
Gutta-percha is the most widespread root canal filling material and knowledge of its chemical and thermomechanical properties is of a great interest to its use in clinical dentistry. In the present investigation, the results from differential scanning calorimeter were compared with those obtained by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. A significant correlation was established between these results and the chemical composition of six different commercial samples of gutta-percha.
