| Literature DB >> 9354028 |
M O Görduysus1, F Taşman, S Tuncer, I Etikan.
Abstract
A study was conducted to comparatively evaluate the efficiency of different solvents for dissolving gutta-percha. Halothane, chloroform, xylene, acetone, isopropyl alcohol, turpentine, oil of mela-leuca and eucalyptol were used as solvents for dissolving standardized gutta-percha discs. Halothane, chloroform and xylene were markedly superior solvents of gutta-percha in comparison with the others. There was no significant difference among the three (p > 0.05). Eucalyptol, turpentine and oil of melaleuca were relatively less efficient. Acetone and isopropyl alcohol did not dissolve gutta-percha, being similar in this respect to distilled water.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9354028 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd1959.39.133
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nihon Univ Sch Dent ISSN: 0029-0432