Dental Sealant in Whittier
Seal deep grooves and pits with dental sealants to prevent cavities on your permanent molars that can lead to costly dental treatments.
What are Benefits of Dental Sealants?
- Protect Against Cavities
- Reduce Deep Grooves
- Can Save You Money on expensive dental procedures.
What are Dental Sealants?
Dental Sealants fill up the small grooves or fissures in your back teeth to protect the chewing surfaces from cavities by covering them with a protective shield that blocks out bacteria and food to prevent tooth decay. Dental sealants protect against 80% of cavities for 2 years and continue to protect against 50% of cavities for up to 4 years.
When sealants may be used?
Dental sealants are placed on the permanent molars of children at age 6-12. Permanent molars have the highest risk of tooth decay and have the most benefit from dental sealants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dental sealants are preventative dental materials that seal the deep grooves and pits of your teeth to prevent sugar and bacteria from residing in those deep crevices and cause dental decay.
You need dental sealants if you have deep grooves and pits on your teeth that are trapping food and bacteria that result in cavities on the biting surfaces of your teeth.
After a dental exam, the dentist usually makes the recommendation for dental sealants if you need them.
Dental sealants are placed on permanent molars with deep grooves and pits, so both Children and Adults can benefit from dental sealants.
Dental sealants cost about $30–$40 per tooth.
Dental sealants can last about 4-9 years.