Dental Sealants
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Defending Your Children’s Teeth (and Dentists): The Value of Sealants
Your dentist has probably offered dental sealants for your child. Mine has. Without knowing whether they work, I’ve always accepted them. Turns out, this was a good move.
Introduced in the 1960s, dental sealants are plastic coatings applied to the surfaces of teeth. They fill in and seal pits and grooves of teeth, making them more resistant to bacteria that can cause cavities. Because molars are more cavity-prone, sealants are usually applied there. Dental sealants are most often recommended when children’s first permanent molars come in — between ages 5 and 7 — and again when their “12-year molars”…
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No doubt about it: Sealants are safe and they work
Pit-and-fissure sealants are one of the most underutilized interventions for preventing carious lesions. Numerous randomized controlled clinical trials have shown sealants to be efficacious in preventing caries, especially among children.
A Cavity-Fighting Liquid Lets Kids Avoid Dentists’ Drills
Nobody looks forward to having a cavity drilled and filled by a dentist. Now there’s an alternative: an antimicrobial liquid that can be brushed on cavities to stop tooth decay — painlessly.
Decay dilemma: Do kids need dental sealants?
In dental circles, the question of sealants has been hotly debated for nearly 50 years, and at least since the ADA awarded the product its seal of approval in 1976.
Dueling Docs: Are Dental Sealants Safe for Kids?
But are they safe? Hermetically sealing a tooth may sound odd, if not unnecessary, but what has concerned researchers through the years is that dental sealants can contain the same chemicals that caused controversy when present in plastic baby bottles: bisphenol-A (BPA) or its chemical cousin, bisphenol-A dimethacrylate (BPA-DMA).
What are Dental Sealants and Does My Child Need Them?
Dental sealants are a quick, easy, and relatively cheap (as opposed to the dentist bills you’ll accumulate for root canals) solution for preventing cavities. Although the idea behind sealants is not new, they’re quickly becoming the go-to treatment for kids who need extra help in the dental department.
Defending Your Children’s Teeth (and Dentists): The Value of Sealants
Your dentist has probably offered dental sealants for your child. Mine has. Without knowing whether they work, I’ve always accepted them. Turns out, this was a good move.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Sealants are thin, plastic coatings painted on the chewing surfaces of the back teeth. Sealants are put on in dentists' offices, clinics, and sometimes in schools. Getting sealants put on is simple and painless. Sealants are painted on as a liquid and quickly harden to form a shield over the tooth.
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