Brushing and flossing your child’s teeth are the most effective ways to keep cavities at bay. However, cleaning every nook, cranny, and crevice of your child’s teeth isn’t always easy, especially with younger children. Thankfully, you can give your child’s teeth extra protection to help keep them cavity-free—the dental sealant.
A sealant is a protective and super-thin coating that’s applied over the back teeth or molars’ chewing surfaces. While it’s not a substitute for good dental practices, it can really help ward off the formation of cavities and can even help prevent decay at its early stages from turning into a full-fledged cavity. Here at the Finksburg Dental Associates in Finksburg, MD, your family dentists, Dr. Lisa Patel, and Dr. So Jung offer dental sealants as extra protection for your child’s teeth.
The Benefits of Dental Sealants
According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, school-age kids that don’t have sealants were found to have three times more cavities than kids with dental sealants. The same report also states that sealants can prevent 80% of cavities for up to two years following their application and continue to safeguard against 50% of decay four years after application. They can likewise even be retained for as much as nine years, but this will vary based on various factors.
Aside from preventing cavities, however, dental sealants also ensure that your teeth remain intact. Do note though that you need to have them monitored and maintained by your family dentist in Finksburg, MD, to ensure that they’re holding up well and are not wearing away.
How Dental Sealants Work
According to the American Dental Association’s description, you can think of dental a sealant as a raincoat for your kid’s teeth. The thing you need to know about cavities is that once the bacteria they harbor (the one that causes cavities) come in contact with food particles inside the mouth, they will produce acids that could create holes or cavities in the teeth.
But if your kid’s teeth are covered with dental sealant, it will effectively keep all those food bits out and thwart acid and bacteria from setting on your kid’s teeth, similar to how a raincoat keeps water away and ensure that you’re dry.
Want to find out more about how dental sealants can keep cavities away?
Book your consultation date with either one of our family dentists, Dr. Jan Katzen, Dr. Lisa Patel, and Dr. So Jung, right now. Call Finksburg Dental Associates in Finksburg, MD, at (410) 861-8900 for more information.
Kusafisha meno ya mtoto wako kwa kutumia kitambaa cha meno ni njia bora zaidi ya kuzuia kuharibika kwa meno. Hata hivyo, si rahisi kila wakati kusafisha kila kona, ufa, na ufa wa meno ya mtoto wako, hasa kwa watoto wadogo. Kwa shukrani, unaweza kutoa meno ya mtoto wako ulinzi wa ziada ili kusaidia kuwaweka huru ya cavity- sealant ya meno. Sealant ni kinga na super-nyembamba mipako kwamba <unk> ni kutumika juu ya meno ya nyuma au molars <unk> kutafuna nyuso. Ingawa si mbadala wa mazoezi mazuri ya meno, inaweza kusaidia kuzuia kuundwa kwa mashimo na inaweza hata kusaidia kuzuia kuoza katika hatua zake za mapema kutoka kugeuka kuwa shimo kamili. Katika ofisi ya Finksburg Dental Associates, Daktari wa meno wa familia, Lisa Patel, Kwa hiyo, mtoaji wa dawa za kuzuia meno ya mtoto wako atoe dawa za kuzuia meno ya mtoto wako. Kulingana na ripoti ya hivi karibuni kutoka kwa Vituo vya Udhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa, watoto wa umri wa shule ambao hawana sealants walipatikana kuwa na cavities mara tatu zaidi kuliko watoto wenye sealants ya meno. Kwa mfano, sealants inaweza kuzuia 80% ya cavities kwa miaka miwili baada ya matumizi yao na kuendelea kulinda dhidi ya 50% ya kuoza miaka minne baada ya matumizi. Pia, inaweza kuhifadhiwa kwa miaka tisa, lakini hii itatofautiana kulingana na mambo mbalimbali. Mbali na kuzuia kuharibika kwa meno, dawa za kufungia meno huhifadhi meno yako. Kumbuka ingawa kwamba unahitaji kuwa na wao kufuatiliwa na kudumishwa na daktari wako wa meno wa familia katika Finksburg, MD, ili kuhakikisha kwamba wao ni kushikilia vizuri na si kuvaa mbali. Jinsi Dental Sealants Kazi Kulingana na maelezo ya American Dental Association, unaweza kufikiri ya meno sealant kama raincoat kwa meno ya mtoto wako. "Kile unachohitaji kujua kuhusu meno ni kwamba mara tu bakteria wanazozalisha (ambayo husababisha meno) zinapogusa chembe za chakula ndani ya mdomo, zitazalisha asidi ambazo zinaweza kutokeza mashimo au mashimo kwenye meno.""" Lakini ikiwa meno ya mtoto wako yamefunikwa na sealant ya meno, itaweka vipande vyote vya chakula nje na kuzuia asidi na bakteria kutoka kwa kuweka kwenye meno ya mtoto wako, sawa na jinsi raincoat inavyotunza maji mbali na kuhakikisha kuwa wewe ni kavu. Je, ungependa kujua zaidi kuhusu jinsi dawa za kufungia meno zinavyoweza kuzuia kuharibika kwa meno? Weka tarehe yako ya kushauriana na mmoja wa madaktari wetu wa meno wa familia, Dakt. Jan Katzen, Dkt. Lisa Patel, na Dkt. Kwa hiyo, sasa hivi Jung. Fanya kazi na Daktari wa Matibabu wa Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya Matibabu.