The NHANES data show that among higher-income children who have at least one sealant, the average number of permanent first molars (the ones next to the primary second molars) with a cavity or a ...

Cavities are one of the most common dental problems in children, but a simple, painless treatment called a dental sealant can offer lasting protection. Typically, sealants are recommended for children ...

Dental sealants are mostly used to cover the chewing (occlusal) surfaces of the back permanent teeth (the molars and premolars) as they have grooves or pits.

DENTAL sealants are plastic coatings that are usually placed on the chewing (occlusal) surface of the permanent back teeth, the molars and premolars — to help protect them from decay. Why are ...

A new systematic review has found pit-and-fissure sealants to be effective regardless of tooth type or location. In fact, sealants on premolars may last longer and prevent more caries than those on ...

Dental sealants help to prevent cavities on permanent molars, and the application of the sealants is quick, noninvasive and painless.

Studies consistently showed that sealants warded off decay in high proportions of permanent teeth, sometimes for up to a decade. 'This is a highly charged issue,' Christensen acknowledged.

Today, during the IADR/AADR/CADR General Session, lead researcher V. Qvist will hold an oral presentation on a research study titled "Sealing Manifest Occlusal Caries in Permanent Teeth -- 2.5 ...

Although there is no specific age recommended for the application of sealants, it is most beneficial to apply them when a child's six-year molars (their first permanent back teeth) come in.

Sealants may reduce carious lesions on the occlusal surfaces of permanent molars by up to 80%, according to a study jointly published by the ADA and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD).