Gutaperka - obilježja i primjena u dentalnoj medicini

Professional paper - Professional paper

• Author: Željan Maleš
• Author: Karla Ledić
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; (Department of pharmaceutical botany)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Pharmacy; Pharmacy

Abstract (english)

Gutta-percha is the rigid natural latex produced from the plant species Palaquium
gutta (Hook.) Burck (Sapotaceae). It is a polyterpene, a polymer of isoprene, or
polyisoprene, specifi cally trans-polyisoprene. Gutta-percha remains to be the main
core material used for root canal fillings in dentistry. It has unique property of inertness,
better sealing ability and the ability to do retreatment in case of failure, makes
it an indispensable obturating material currently.

• Keywords (croatian): gutaperka; dentalna medicina
• Language: croatian
• Publication type: Professional paper - Professional paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - domestic
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Farmaceutski glasnik
• Numbering: vol. 72, no. 7-8, pp. 485-490
• p-ISSN: 0014-8202
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:049208
• Publication: 2016
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2017-11-07 13:25:57