Flor-Opal Varnish White

Flor-Opal Varnish White is now available in white and comes in 2 flavors—mint and bubblegum.

Sensitivity Reduction

When the 9 hygienists who evaluated Flor-Opal Varnish White were asked about reduction of sensitivity, 2 rated it as excellent, 5 rated it as very good, and 2 rated it as good. One hygienist noted that “patients reported it really helped a lot” and another hygienist’s patients said it “worked pretty well…mainly for abfraction/recessions.” One evaluator reported “positive feedback” from young children and teens and “a noticeable reduction in sensitivity” in 2 patients with root recession and sensitivity.

Ease of Use and Delivery Method

To apply, Flor-Opal Varnish White is pushed back and forth between the connecting mixing syringes. With the varnish now in the labeled syringe, the syringes are disconnected, the FX Flex tip is attached, and a thin layer is applied after flow is verified and the treatment area is lightly dried. Ease of use was rated as excellent by 2 evaluators, as very good to good by 5, and as fair by 2. When asked to evaluate the delivery method, 3 hygienists rated it as excellent, 1 rated as very good, 4 rated it as fair, and 1 rated it as poor.

The evaluator who “liked the applicator” said the material “flowed nicely but clogged and became difficult to apply if it got wet.” One hygienist “didn’t like the sponge” and said it was “hard to know how much was coming out as you pushed the plunger” and another “had a tip that wouldn’t dispense” and “couldn’t tell how much [varnish] was left in the syringe.” Another evaluator noted that “mixing takes only a short time” and reported that “patients seem impressed.” One hygienist “liked the applicator brush and the ease of mixing” and said the varnish “went on smoothly and easily.” Another evaluator called the applicator “very easy to control and dispense with,” noting that the dual-mixing system “keeps the product together without the separation that can occur in a brush system.” This hygienist also found Flor- Opal Varnish White “very neat to work with…no sticky mess.”

Taste and Esthetics

The xylitol-sweetened varnish comes in bubblegum and mint flavors. Patient reaction to the taste of Flor-Opal Varnish White was rated as excellent by 5 evaluators, as very good by 3, and as good by 1. Three evaluators said patients liked the flavors; 1 called it “very pleasant tasting,” adding that children “especially enjoyed the bubblegum flavor.”

When asked to rate post-application appearance, 3 evaluators rated it as excellent, 4 rated it as very good, 1 rated it as good, and 1 rated it as fair. One evaluator “thought it left an opaque film,” another reported “no problems,” and a third called it “toothcolored and pleasing to patients.”

Overall Satisfaction

Overall satisfaction for Flor-Opal Varnish White was rated as excellent by 1 evaluator, as very good or good by 6, and as fair by 2. One evaluator described the delivery system as “absolutely the easiest of any varnish I’ve used.”