SHOFU DENTAL CORPORATION
Beautifil Flow Plus Injectable Hybrid Restorative Material
Indicated for all classes, BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus combines strength, functionality, flowable delivery, and easy handling.
Shofu’s BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus combines the convenience of a flowable delivery system with strength and functionality that surpass that of leading hybrid composites. The material is indicated for all classes, providing a base, liner, and final restorative in one.
BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus’ proprietary surface prereacted glass (S-PRG) fillers provide sustained fluoride release and recharge, shown to protect against secondary caries while maintaining a high degree of luster after 8 years.1
Ease of Use
When the 11 dentists who evaluated BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus were asked about ease of use, 8 rated it as excellent and 3 rated it as very good. Ease of dispensing was rated as excellent by 9 evaluators and as very good by 2.
One evaluator said “the larger diameter tips are great but there weren’t enough in the package.” Another dentist was “impressed with the syringe handle, which allows for universal movement by rotating freely on the body of the syringe.” A dentist in practice for 7 years said, “I’d choose BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus because of dispensing ease and no overflow.”
Handling
Formulated for precise handling and superior adaptation, BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus stays put and stacks without slumping. The self-leveling, bubble-free material decreases voids by ensuring a tight marginal seal.
Ease of handling was rated as excellent by 7 evaluators, as very good by 2, as good by 1, and as fair by 1. The evaluators also rated stackability (6 as excellent, 3 as very good, and 2 as good) and sculptability (4 as excellent, 4 as very good, 1 as good, and 2 as fair to poor).
An evaluator who cited flowability as her favorite feature suggested improved stackability “for molding cusps of posterior teeth.” Another evaluator called it “very easy to stack,” adding, “the F00 stays exactly where I put it with virtually no slumping.”
One evaluator, who called it “a great flowable,” said it was “almost impossible to sculpt at the tooth edge…It flowed more than I prefer, especially for a full restoration. It was very tacky on the instrument and pulled away when I tried to sculpt it.” Another evaluator said the sculptability “makes shaping very fast.”
Esthetics
BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus comes in 15 shades for F00 and 16 shades for F03, including a unique A0.5. Both formulations polish to a high-gloss finish.
Polishability was rated as excellent by 5 evaluators, as very good by 5, and as good by 1. One evaluator said it “polishes well but you need a light touch.”
Six dentists rated overall restoration appearance as excellent and 5 rated it as very good. One of the 2 dentists who would have preferred more translucency noted that some shades, especially A3, “seem a little too dark…a little more translucency would make the margins disappear completely.”
Four dentists rated shade shift after polymerization as excellent and 7 rated it as very good. “The final restorations required little, if any, adjustment and subsequent polishing,” said a dentist in practice for 35 years. “After BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus, the shade remained unchanged. This predictability alone made the product a winner!”
Overall Satisfaction
Overall satisfaction with BEAUTIFIL Flow Plus was rated as excellent by 7 evaluators, as very good by 3, and as good by 1. A Connecticut dentist called it “a truly unique product that does what no other flowable does,” and an evaluator from New York said its “simplicity and accuracy make it a great choice for practically all my restorative situations.” Another evaluator said, “I’ve been waiting for a product like this for a long time!”
Shades Available
BEAUTIFIL FLOW PLUS F00 (ZERO FLOW):
SA0.5, A1, A2, A3, A3.5, A4, SA0.5O, A10, A20, Incisal, Bleach White, B1, B2, C2, D2
BEAUTIFIL FLOW PLUS F03 (LOW FLOW):
A0.5, A1, A2, A3, A3.5, A4, A20, A30, Incisal, Bleach White, Milky White, Cervical, B1, B2, C2, D2
Reference
1. Gordan VV, Mondragon E, Watson RE, Garvan C, Mjör IA. A clinical evaluation of a self-etching primer and a giomer restorative material: results at eight years. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007;138:621-627.
