Gutta-percha, a natural plastic extracted from trees in Southeast Asia, sparked a craze in Victorian England, leading to its use in everything from golf balls to ear trumpets.

Collectors today can find gutta-percha golf balls for as little as $100, though they often average several hundred dollars. Rarity and condition, as for most antiques, determine value.

Gutta Percha in Dentistry. Share full article. Nov. 27, 1855. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from November 27, 1855, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

The annual market for gutta-percha in the U.S. is estimated to be $30 million to $40 million, and most of it comes from Brazil, where tappers harvest sap from trees growing in the rain forest.

Gutta-percha is a symbol of an age experiencing rapid acceleration. The 1850s saw a boom in which world trade expanded five-fold and millions of migrants ventured forth to settle what they called ...

Gutta Percha. by Wiley Clapp; posted on March 13, 2012 News, Reviews, Handguns. Support NRA American Rifleman DONATE ** When you buy products through the links on ...

The same was not true for teeth filled with gutta-percha/AH plus, which performed significantly worse than teeth with unfilled root canals and roots obturated with Resilon. "Compared with gutta-percha ...

The ProTaper gutta percha and paper points from Dentsply Maillefer are colour coded and are available in sizes that correspond to all ProTaper Finisher-prepared canals, making them simple to use ...

Gutta percha was first introduced to the west by William Mongomerie in 1843. He demonstrated to the Royal Society of Arts in London, the materials’ ability to be heated and moulded. Properties of ...

H. H. Day, of New York, has obtained a patent in England for extracting from gutta percha a peculiar etheric oil which it contains preparatory to its being subjected to the process of ...