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Fig B8

Palaquium gutta trees in Southeast Asia.

Fig B9 Fig B10
The saps of these trees produce a The gutta percha produced can be

thermoplastic latex material that is shaped when warmed and is the most
commercially processed for various common material used for obturation
usages. nowadays.

Fig B11

The larger tapered gutta percha cones (bottom) is
better suited for cone fit try-ins as opposed to the

conventional ISO 0.02 tapered cones (top).

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