Talk:Gutta-percha

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in calling this a latex, is that correct? Is latex one specific compound from the rubber tree, or is it a more generic term that can be applied to several forms of hardened tree sap?

[edit] dielectric constant

The value as an insulator is due not to high dielectric constant, but to high dielectric strength. Dielectric constant is the property of an insulating material that increases the capacitance between the conductors it insulates. A material would be more valuable as an insulator with a low dielectric constant, since it would be a low capacitance insulating material. 70.246.223.152 05:35, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Só gostaria de acrescentar que a Guta-percha também é uma planta nativa da Amazonia, América do sul. Há uma fabrica de guta no munícipo de Manacapuru, marca Tanari.

[edit] Dentistry

{{helpme}} In adding this to the endodontic navbox, I hope that viewer visits will increase and perhaps help to expand this article, as the primary use of gutta percha worldwide is probably its use as a root canal obturation material. I find the species list here quite obtrusive and uninformative. I was hoping to be able to insert a little 'show/hide' mark in the species division of the information box, so that the physical length of the article space does not have to be as excessively long as it is now, but I could not figure out how to do it, if it's even possible. If someone can do so, please follow through. Thanx. DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 11:26, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Done on the talk page. The show/hide function cannot be done on the info box of the article. Miranda 11:34, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1842

I'm told by an antique jewelry expert that Westerners [English jewelers, specifically] were using gutta-percha for jewelry because it was light, durable, and above all, nearly black. Perfect for mourning jewelry, which was important at the time, yet less costly, as well as more durable, than glass. So the line about Westerners discovering its properties seems inaccurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.30.93.88 (talk) 02:00, 6 October 2007 (UTC)