Dissolving efficacy of some organic solvents on gutta-percha Eficácia dissolvente de alguns solventes orgânicos sobre a guta-percha

• Main Authors: Bianca Silva Magalhães (Author), Julia Elis Johann (Author), Rafael Guerra Lund (Author), Josué Martos (Author), Francisco Augusto Burkert Del Pino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the solubility of gutta-percha in four organic solvents used in endodontics. The solubility of gutta-percha (Dentsply) was assessed in xylol, orange oil, eucalyptol, chloroform and distilled water. A hundred and fifty samples of gutta-percha were prepared using...