Study of physico–chemical properties of various concentrations of self developed root canal lubricant

Abstract

Background and aim

The major aim of this work is to study the physico–chemical properties of different concentrations of self developed root canal lubricant gel in order to standardize the formulations and to observe its effect on the performance.

Materials and methods

The different concentrations of self developed root canal lubricant gel such as 10%, 24% & 31% was prepared and their physico–chemical properties such as appearance, Solid content, 5% aqueous solution pH, Moisture content, B. F. Viscosity and 5% aqueous solution stability etc. are studied.

Results

From the experimental study, it was observed that there is no remarkable difference in the physical appearance of the root canal lubricant gel. Solid content goes on increasing and moisture content goes on decreasing as concentration of EDTA increases.

Conclusion

The chelating efficiency, cleaning & shaping of root canal goes on increasing as percentage of EDTA increases i.e. solid content increases. Efficiency of lubrication was also found to be better in highly concentrated formulation. B. F. Viscosity of the formulations is always kept similar by adjusting quantity of rheology modifier in order to get good handling characteristics. From 5% aqueous solution stability, it is observed that gel is highly stable.