Table 1.

Temperature ranges of phase transition and peak temperature values of AF, CF and GC analyzed by DSC.

			β to α phase		α to amorphous phase
Gutta percha brand	Range (°C)	Peak value (°C)	Range (°C)	Peak value (°C)	Range (°C)	Peak value (°C)
AF	42.84–46.14	44.69	47.04–54.06	51.96	55.02–62.76	61.06
CF	–	–	42.57–53.44	49.26	54.01–63.51	61.24
GC	–	–	48.41–54.14	52.26	58.72–62.79	61.01

AF, AutoFit™ Feathered Tip Gutta Percha; CF, Conform Fit™ Gutta-Percha Points for ProTaper Gold®; GC, Gutta Percha Root Canal Points; DSC, differential scanning calorimetry.