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gutta-percha
(redirected from gutta-percha points)

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gutta-percha /gut·ta-per·cha/ (gut?ah-pur´chah) the coagulated latex of a number of trees of the family Sapotaceae; used as a dental cement and in splints.
gut·ta-per·cha (gt-pûrch)
n.
A rubbery substance from the latex of any of several tropical trees, used as a temporary filling material in dentistry and in the manufacture of orthopedic splints.

gutta-percha (gut´-pur´ch),
n the coagulated juice of various tropical trees that has certain rubberlike properties. Used for temporary sealing of dressings in cavities; also used in the form of cones for filling root canals and in the form of sticks for sealing cavities over treatment.
gutta-percha, baseplate,
n the gutta-percha combined with fillers and coloring materials and rolled into sheets that are used as temporary bases for denture construction.
gutta-percha points,
n.pl the fine, tapered cylinders of gutta-percha used, because of their radiopacity, for radiographic ascertainment of pocket depth and topography; used also as a root canal filling material.
gutta-percha, temporary stopping,
n the gutta-percha mixed with zinc oxide and white wax. Used for temporary sealing of dressings in cavities.

gutta-percha
the coagulated latex of a number of tropical trees of the family Sapotaceae; used as a dental cement and in splints.

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