NovaPro Flow™

Consultants’ Comments

• “It stays where placed and does not run.”
• “Polishes like glass.”
• “The colors were amazing—they just disappeared on the teeth.”

Indications

• Class III and V restorations; small, non-stress-bearing Class I restorations
• Base/liner under direct restorations
• Repair of small defects in esthetic restorations
• Pit and fissure sealants
• Undercut blockout
• Repair of resin and acrylic provisional materials

Clinical Tips

• NovaPro^TM  Flow can be used with any self-etch or total-etch bonding system.
•  Pull back on the syringe after use to prevent oozing.

Unique Features

NovaPro^TM Flow is the first and only nanofiber-reinforced flowable composite on the market. By utilizing up to 5 % wt calcium phosphate nanofiber in conjunction with traditional silica and barium glass fillesr, the material is reinforced, similar to rebar in concrete, providing a stronger, longer lasting composite with very low shrinkage stress. NovaPro^TM Flow is designed to have optimal handling and finishing properties, which does not require any special polishing tools to achieve the desired finish and esthetics expected from a flowable composite.

Clinical Evaluation Results

• NovaPro^TM Flow was evaluated by 34 consultants in 1017 uses.
• Good radiopacity.
• A slight shade shift occurs during light curing, with the material gaining translucency.
• The composite has more opacity than most other flowables and blends well with enamel.
• NovaPro^TM Flow shades are lighter than the labeled Vita shades.

Description

NovaPro^TM Flow is a low-viscosity, visible-light cured, radiopaque, nanohybrid flowable composite with Nanova’s patent pending nanofiber technology which provides superior mechanical performance and low shrinkage stress. The composite is filled approximately 60% by weight with in house made hydroxyapatite nanofiber filler and two particle fillers including 40 nanometer sized silica and 0.7 micrometer sized barium glass. NovaPro^TM Flow is currently available in 8 Vita shades: A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1, B2, B3, and C1. All shades are recommended to place in 2 mm increment and be cured by a Halogen or LED light curing unit with a minimum intensity of 400 mW/cm² in the 400-500 nm range. The minimum curing time of LED and Halogen curing units is 10 seconds and 20 seconds, respectively.