Endodontic therapy is a commonly used approach for the treatment of pulpitis and periapical periodontitis. Endodontically treated teeth have been demonstrated to be more prone to crown or root ...

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 ...

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 ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was originally published at HNN. There is something wonderfully ...