title: Comparison of tissue response between a synthetic gutta-percha and a natural gutta-percha endodontic filler.
abstract: Biologic acceptance is one of several criteria that must be met by an endodontic filling material. The purpose fo this experiment was to compare a new filling material consisting of a synthetic gutta-percha with a standard material consisting of natural gutta-percha. Each sample, being an endodontic point, contained a quantity of fillers. The materials were implanted subcutaneously in male white rats. The histologic appearance was essentially identical for both materials.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000187:drug effects; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000592:standards*; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D006171:Gutta-Percha