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sealant is a safe, plastic coating that
is applied to the chewing surfaces of
the back teeth - premolars and molars.
This plastic resin bonds into the depressions
and groves - pits and fissures - of
the chewing surfaces. These pits and
fissures are impossible to keep clean
because the bristles of a toothbrush
are too big to reach into them (see
picture 1).
Sealants,
if used, could prevent up to 80% of
all cavities in young molars. They
are easy to apply and no drills or
needles are involved (pictures 2-3).
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