Title
Surface properties of bromelain–chlorhexidine EDTA irrigant versus MTAD
Authors
Sanjeet Kumar, Sumita Giri*, Chetna Arora, Shivangi Jain, Prashant Chilgar, Subhashita Sharma & Pareba Saini
Affiliation
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Santosh Dental College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Sanjeet Kumar - Email: shanusanjeet904@gmail.com
Sumita Giri - Email: sumitagiri1011@gmail.com
Chetna Arora - Email: drchetnaarora1@gmail.com
Shivangi Jain - Email: shivangijain025@gmail.com
Prashant Chilgar - Email: prashantchilgar@gmail.com
Subhashita Sharma - Email: sharmasubhashita23@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received September 1, 2026; Revised September 30, 2026; Accepted September 30, 2026, Published September 30, 2026
Abstract
Conventional endodontic irrigants often have high surface tension, limiting penetration into complex root canal anatomy. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the surface tension and dentin wettability of three Bromelain–Chlorhexidine–EDTA (BCE) formulations with BioPure MTAD under standardized conditions. BCE 5g showed the lowest surface tension (13.72 ± 0.243 mN/m) versus MTAD (30.66 ± 0.095 mN/m), with significant intergroup differences (p < 0.001). The BCE formulations demonstrated superior interfacial properties, while viscosity increased with increasing bromelain concentration. Thus, data shows that a bromelain-based ternary irrigant achieves sub-15 mN/m surface tension, supporting improved root canal penetration.
Keywords
Bromelain, chlorhexidine, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), endodontic irrigant, MTAD, surface tension, wettability
Citation
Kumar et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 5737-5741 (2026)
Edited by
Ruby Singh
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
