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When do you use Starflow, Starflow PV, Accolade, and Aria?

April 26, 2017accolade ARIA PV starflow

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When do you use Starflow, Starflow PV, Accolade, and Aria?

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Starflow, Starflow PV, Accolade and Accolade PV are microhybrid flowables. Starflow is lower in viscosity (more runny) than Accolade. The regular Vita shades and PV shades differ only in shade. The filler compares to that of Kerr’s Herculite. Aria is a reinforced, non-radiopaque, microfilled flowable. Its filler compares to Silux and Durafill. Starflow and Accolade are supplied in common Vita shades while Starflow PV and Accolade PV are supplied in 6 veneer shades, “dialed-in” by our Consultant, Dr. Ray Bertolotti. Customers tell us that the six shades suffice for their veneer needs. The remarkable property of Starflow is its very high strength. According to CRA (May 1998 CRA Newsletter) it’s equivalent to Herculite. We are very proud of this achievement. The most common use is as a first increment of composite in class I and class II composites. It’s radiopacity compares to Herculite. Accolade has similar strength to Starflow. A special version of Accolade, known as Acolade SRO, is Su