How do ASTRINGEDENT, VISCOSTAT, and VISCOSTAT PLUS differ in application?
Viscostat, Astringedent and Viscostat plus could actually be used interchangeably for 95% of the uses. Some differences between them include the following: 1. Astringedent is the original, classic hemostatic. One place Astringedent is particularly useful is for periapical hemostais through a NaviTip into the canal. (Take care not to express it past the apex.) The viscous formulas aren’t logical to use for that procedure. The viscous formulas do facilitate greater control than Astringedent and don’t remove smear plugs from dentin surfaces even after several minutes of exposure to the dentin. Astringedent will etch out smear plugs after a few minutes of exposure on the dentin as do most all mineral astringent hemostatics, be they aluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate etc. The principal reason Ultradent still carries Astringedent is that many clinicians are loyal to it from 20 years back and they don’t want to change to the new material. 2. ViscoStat plus was developed because its ferric ch
