How Dental Sealants Give Your Teeth Protection and an Advantage

It’s easy to forget what you don’t often notice. Then a problem occurs.

Preventive dental care, including dental sealants, can cover those conditions. That said, it’s common to overlook the teeth that aren’t front-and-center in your mouth.

The hard-working and perhaps most durable teeth you have aren’t in your noticeable smile-zone (front teeth). Your back molars do the “heavy-lifting” and this gives you all the more reason to protect them.

Why your “back-teeth” need protection

Your upper and lower molars primary function is chewing. The surface of each molar is somewhat rough and contains natural grooves to help break down the foods you eat.

This makes brushing and flossing these areas of your mouth essential. Plaque and tartar that are not removed can work its way into the natural tooth grooves and increase your risk for tooth decay and cavities.

A simple solution that strengthens your molars

Dental sealants provide protection for the surfaces of your teeth, especially your back molars. A sealant is made of plastic resin and is designed to cover (seal) the chewing surface of your tooth from decay causing bacteria.

Tooth protection is valuable at any age or stage of development. Your child’s permanent molars can begin to emerge around six years of age.

Dental sealants can be applied early to the chewing surfaces of your child’s teeth. The treatment helps guard their teeth against decay.

From children to adults, sealants are a recommended preventive dentistry treatment. The procedure is simple and fast.

The sealant solution is “brushed” onto the surface of each tooth after your teeth are cleaned and prepped. The sealant bonds directly to your tooth structure.

The solution hardens with the assistance of a curing light. Once applied your sealants provide protection for many years.

Contact your Roswell dentist about protecting your teeth with dental sealants. Schedule your next dental examination and teeth cleaning to stay current with your professional preventive dental care.