Preventive Sealants
What are Preventive Sealants?
Sealants are applied to Childs chewing surface that supplements protection against tooth decay. They are thin coatings of plastic used to seal the pits and fissures engrained on the chewing surface of the posterior teeth. Hence sealants are like a fence that will prevent occurrence of plaque and acids in the biting area.
Many times brushing and flossing are ineffective in deeply cleaning the teeth depressions and grooves. The remnants of food particles in the mouth enhances bacteria thereby dissolving enamel covering of the tooth. We suggest application of sealants just after the eruption of permanent first molar in the child nearly between the age of 6-12 years.