How do sealants work?
Even if your child brushes his/her teeth and flosses carefully, it is difficult – sometimes impossible – to clean the tiny grooves and pits on certain teeth. Toothbrush bristles are just too thick to reach into the pits and fissures. Food and bacteria build up in these depressions placing your child in danger for decay. Sealants “seal out” food and plaque reducing the risk for decay.
A.Even if your child brushes and flosses carefully, it is difficult – sometimes impossible -to clean the tiny grooves and pits or certain teeth. Food and bacteria build up in these crevices, placing your child in danger of tooth decay. Sealants “seal out” food and plaque, thus reducing the risk of decay.
Even if your child brushes and flosses carefully, it is difficult – sometimes impossible -to clean the tiny grooves and pits on certain teeth. Food and bacteria build up in these crevices, placing your child in danger of tooth decay. Sealants “seal out” food and plaque, thus reducing the risk of decay.
Even children who take good care of their teeth by proper brushing and flossing are at risk for cavities. Toothbrush bristles are often too thick to reach into pits and fissures of certain teeth. Bacteria, plaque and food build-up in these pits place those teeth at risk of decay. Sealants work by “sealing” or covering the pits so harmful food and bacteria cannot collect there, thus greatly reducing the risk of cavities on the chewing surface of those teeth.
Even if your child brushes and flosses carefully, it is difficult – sometimes impossible -to clean the tiny grooves and pits on certain teeth. Food and bacteria build up in these depressions, placing your child in danger of tooth decay. Sealants “seal out” food and plaque, thus reducing the risk of decay.
