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Sealants offer added protection against cavities
By KIM GLOVER, R.D.H.
Have you heard of dental seal-
ants? A lot of people haven’t. A
ĚĞŶƚĂůƐĞĂůĂŶƚŝƐĂƉƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞƉůĂƐƟĐ
ĐŽĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚĚĞŶƚĂůƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ
apply to teeth. They are “painted”
ŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĞǁŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŽĨŵŽůĂƌƐ
ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƉƌĞŵŽůĂƌƐ͘dŚĞ
ĐŚĞǁŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚĞĞƚŚ
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJŚĂǀĞŐƌŽŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŚŝĚĞ
ŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉŝĐĐĂǀŝƚLJͲĐĂƵƐŝŶŐďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ͘
dŚĞƐĞŐƌŽŽǀĞƐĂƌĞŽŌĞŶƐŽŶĂƌƌŽǁ
ƚŚĂƚƚŽŽƚŚďƌƵƐŚďƌŝƐƚůĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ĐůĞĂŶƚŚĞĨŽŽĚĂŶĚďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂŽƵƚ͘>ĞŌ
ĂůŽŶĞ͕ĂĐĂǀŝƚLJŵĂLJĨŽƌŵ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕
ŝĨƚŚĞƚŽŽƚŚŝƐ͞ƐĞĂůĞĚ͟ƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞƐ
ĂƌĞĮůůĞĚŝŶǁŝƚŚƐĞĂůĂŶƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚůŽǁ-
ers the chance of a cavity develop-
ŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͘
tŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƐĞĂů-
ĂŶƚƐ͍^ĞĂůĂŶƚƐŽŶůLJďŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞ
ŐƌŽŽǀĞƐĂŶĚĚŝŵƉůĞƐŽĨƚĞĞƚŚ͘&Žƌ
ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ǁĞĐĂŶĂƉƉůLJĂƐĞĂůĂŶƚƚŽ
ƚŚĞĐŚĞǁŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͕ďƵƚƐĞĂůĂŶƚƐ
ǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƟĐŬƚŽƚŚĞƐŵŽŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐ
ŽĨƚĞĞƚŚ͘/ƚĞůůŵLJƉĂƟĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJ
ǁŝůůƐƟůůŚĂǀĞƚŽďƌƵƐŚĂŶĚŇŽƐƐĂĨ-
ƚĞƌƚŚĞƐĞĂůĂŶƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉůĂĐĞĚ͘
tŚŽĐĂŶďĞŶĞĮƚĨƌŽŵƐĞĂůĂŶƚƐ͍
Anyone. Generally, we place seal-
ĂŶƚƐǁŚĞŶĂĚƵůƚĮƌƐƚŵŽůĂƌƐŚĂǀĞ
ĐŽŵĞŝŶĨƵůůLJͶĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŐĞƐƐŝdžƚŽ
ƐĞǀĞŶͶƚŚĞŶĂŐĂŝŶǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ
ƐĞĐŽŶĚŵŽůĂƌƐŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞŝŶ͕
ĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŐĞƐϭϮƚŽϭϰ͘^ŽŵĞ-
ƟŵĞƐǁĞƐĞĂůďĂďLJŵŽůĂƌƐ͕ĚĞ-
ƉĞŶĚŝŶŐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞĚĞƉƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ŐƌŽŽǀĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŚŽǁǁĞůůĂĐŚŝůĚ
ĐĂŶƚŽůĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞͲŵŝŶƵƚĞ
procedure.
ŽĞƐŐĞƫŶŐĂƐĞĂůĂŶƚŚƵƌƚ͍
ďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJŶŽƚ͊dŚĞŵŽƐƚĚŝĸ-
ĐƵůƚƉĂƌƚĨŽƌĂƉĂƟĞŶƚŝƐŚŽůĚŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞŝƌŵŽƵƚŚŽƉĞŶĂƐǁĞĂƉƉůLJƚŚĞ
ƐĞĂůĂŶƚ͘dŚĞƚŽŽƚŚŵƵƐƚƐƚĂLJƉĞƌ-
ĨĞĐƚůLJĚƌLJĨƌŽŵƐƚĂƌƚƵŶƟůĮŶŝƐŚ͕Žƌ
we have to start the sealant over.
,ŽǁŵƵĐŚĚŽĞƐĂƐĞĂůĂŶƚĐŽƐƚ͍
tŝůůŵLJĚĞŶƚĂůŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŚĞůƉ͍dŚĞ
ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĨĞĞĨŽƌĂĚĞŶƚĂůƐĞĂůĂŶƚŝŶ
KƌĞŐŽŶŝƐĂƌŽƵŶĚΨϰϵƉĞƌƚŽŽƚŚ͘
DŽƐƚĚĞŶƚĂůŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƐƐĞĞŵƚŽ
ĐŽǀĞƌĂůĂƌŐĞƉĂƌƚ͕ŝĨŶŽƚĂůů͕ŽĨƚŚĞ
Family
Health
ĨĞĞ͘ƐŵŽƐƚŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ
ŚĂǀĞŵƵůƟƉůĞƉůĂŶƐǁŝƚŚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ͕ŝƚŵĂLJďĞǁŝƐĞĨŽƌƉĂƌ-
ĞŶƚƐƚŽĐĂůůƚŚĞŝƌŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ
ĨŽƌƉůĂŶƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƐ͘
ĞŶƚĂǀŝĚ͘ĐŽŵŚĂƐƉŽƐƚĞĚĂ
ŐƌĞĂƚŬŝĚͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞƌǀŝĚĞŽ
ŽŶzŽƵdƵďĞĂďŽƵƚĚĞŶƚĂůƐĞĂůĂŶƚƐ͘
Just search for “Dental sealants for
children.”
________
Kim Glover is a Registered Dental
Hygienist at Broadway Family Den-
tal Care (www.bwaydental.com) in
Milton-Freewater.
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