It took more than money and man-power to lay the transatlantic cable. Gutta-percha, a natural plastic extracted from trees in Southeast Asia, sparked a craze in Victorian England, leading to its use ...

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A commercially available obturation material may better at preventing vertical root fractures than gutta-percha, according to a new systematic review that looked at vertical root fracture incidence in ...

Gutta Percha is a natural polymer, chemically the same as natural rubber, however, it has a different molecular shape, giving it different properties. The milky fluid from the gutta-percha tree ...

In the 1800s, a fashionable European gentleman would wear a top hat and carry a walking stick that served both as a decorative dress accessory and as a self-defence item against street crime. Although ...