Gutta Percha –An Update

Gutta-percha has been the predominant root canal filling material for over a century. Though it was introduced as restorative material initially, later it became soul of endodontics, helped in development of endodontics as a speciality. It is well known for its properties. There are many articles dealing with various techniques of usage of Gutta-percha, but the present article deals briefly with the discovery, sources, chemistry, commercial manufacture, its evolution, phases of gutta-percha, properties, forms of gutta-percha, uses, advantages and disadvantage. This article is an attempt to present comprehensively about a material, which we use commonly, yet we know very little about it.