Dental Sealants Save Smiles At Any Age
One of the most effective proactive steps parents can take to help ensure that their children will not develop tooth decay and cavities is to have their dentist apply “sealants” to their children’s teeth. The most likely place for cavities to develop in children is on the chewing surfaces of their back teeth, where the tiny grooves known as “pits and fissures” trap bacteria and food particles.