Pit & Fissure Sealants For Children
The chewing surfaces of molar teeth with their deep, narrow grooves (fissures) and pit area at a high risk of decay. These grooves collect food and plaque but are hard to reach with toothbrush bristles.
Fissure sealants are hard protective coatings that cover and protect these grooves and pits. The benefits of dental sealants include:
- significantly reduced the risk of decay and the future need for fillings
- prevent food and plaque from becoming trapped in teeth smooth surface that’s more easily cleaned
Do Dental Sealants Hurt ?
The placement of fissure sealants is painless and non-invasive. We clean the tooth first and remove any stains before sealing it
With an accommodating patient, we can usually do 3 fissure sealants in thirty minutes. If the child finds it hard to stay still then we might only manage 2.
