Related MeSH Hierarchy (4)
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Complex Mixtures [D20] » Biological Products » Plant Exudates » Gutta-Percha
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25] » Dental Materials » Root Canal Filling Materials » Gutta-Percha
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25] » Polymers » Elastomers » Rubber » Gutta-Percha
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J] » Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01] » Manufactured Materials » Biomedical and Dental Materials » Dental Materials » Root Canal Filling Materials » Gutta-Percha
Description
Coagulated exudate isolated from several species of the tropical tree Palaquium (Sapotaceae). It is the trans-isomer of natural rubber and is used as a filling and impression material in dentistry and orthopedics and as an insulator in electronics. It has also been used as a rubber substitute. MeSH
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