Category Spotlight: PULPDENT Embrace Varnish

 In recent years, dental professionals have begun to experience a shift in mindset. Instead of reacting to disease, preventing disease has become the focus. This means creating prevention protocols and investing in products developed to keep disease at bay—with dental sealants and fluoride varnish chief among them. It only takes a few minutes to apply them, but the benefits can be long-lasting.

“We don’t always think about prevention,” said Kari Carter-Cherelus, RDH, DA. “We wait until a problem pops up, and then we wish we had placed the sealant or varnish. It’s better to be prevention-oriented, and these products help us achieve that.”

More Staying Power

Pulpdent’s Embrace Varnish incorporates xylitol-coated calcium and phosphate in a permeable resin matrix that doesn’t separate, creating a sustained time-release varnish with uniform dosage. 

The calcium and phosphate react with fluoride in the saliva to create protective fluorapatite. This gives Embrace more staying power than other treatments and varnishes.

“In the past, we may have used a rinse or foam, but they don’t last as long as the varnish,” said Carter-Cherelus. “And Embrace Varnish is time-released, which is a benefit. It is activated by the saliva and is incorporated onto the tooth.”

Benefits Beyond the Chair

It’s important to let patients know that fluoride varnish is safe and that it will provide them with continued cavity protection after they leave the office. Carter-Cherelus notes that Embrace Varnish doesn’t abrade from the tooth and stays on the tooth longer than other options. Then, there’s the taste—Embrace Varnish actually tastes good, which is critical when treating children.

“If the taste is pleasing, children will be more compliant,” Carter-Cherelus says, “allowing the process to go quicker without a disruption.”