{"id":165,"date":"2015-07-06T14:02:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viennapleasantdental.com\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2015-07-06T14:02:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T14:02:04","slug":"sealants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/procedures\/cleanings-prevention\/sealants\/","title":{"rendered":"Sealants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"StylizedImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/styles.prosites.com\/litesite\/2018\/GenedImages\/Stylized\/s_Cleanings%20-%20Prevention-489155496.jpg\" id=\"ctl00_ImageFlareStylized1_ImageFlareStylized1\">\n        <\/div>\n<p>    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/&lt;![CDATA[\nSys.WebForms.PageRequestManager._initialize('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$sm', 'aspnetForm', [], [], [], 90, 'ctl00');\n\/\/]]&gt;\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"PageService_Line_Item_Name\" id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_PageServiceLineItemName\">\n<div style=\"float:left\"><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_Pagename\">Sealants<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"PageService_Line_Group_Items\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span>A sealant is a thin, plastic coating applied to the chewing surface of molars, premolars and any deep grooves (called pits and fissures) of teeth. &nbsp;More than 75% of dental decay begins in these deep grooves.&nbsp; Teeth with these conditions are hard to clean and are very susceptible to decay.&nbsp; A sealant protects the tooth by sealing deep grooves, creating a smooth, easy to clean surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span>Sealants can protect teeth from decay for many years, but need to be checked for wear and chipping at regular dental visits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span><font size=\"4\"><strong>Reasons for sealants:<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><b><span>Children and teenagers<\/span><\/b><span> &ndash; As soon as the six-year molars (the first permanent back teeth) appear or any time throughout the cavity prone years of 6-16.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><b><span>Adults<\/span><\/b><span> &ndash; Tooth surfaces without decay that have deep grooves or depressions.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><b><span>Baby teeth<\/span><\/b><span> &ndash; Occasionally done if teeth have deep grooves or depressions and child is cavity prone.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span><font size=\"4\"><strong>What do sealants involve?<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span>Sealants are easily applied by your dentist or dental hygienist and the process takes only a couple of minutes per tooth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span>The teeth to be sealed are thoroughly cleaned and then surrounded with cotton to keep the area dry.&nbsp; A special solution is applied to the enamel surface to help the sealant bond to the teeth.&nbsp; The teeth are then rinsed and dried.&nbsp; Sealant material is carefully painted onto the enamel surface to cover the deep grooves or depressions.&nbsp; Depending on the type of sealant used, the material will either harden automatically or with a special curing light.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span>Proper home care, a balanced diet, and regular dental visits will aid in the life of your new sealants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n        <input type=\"button\" onclick=\"document.location.href='\/procedures\/cleanings-prevention\/'\" value=\"&lt;&lt;\" class=\"Button\" onmouseout=\"this.className='Button'\" onmouseover=\"this.className='ButtonHover'\" id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_btnBack\" name=\"ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$btnBack\"><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sealants A sealant is a thin, plastic coating applied to the chewing surface of molars, premolars and any deep grooves (called pits and fissures) of teeth. &nbsp;More than 75% of dental decay begins in these deep grooves.&nbsp; Teeth with these conditions are hard to clean and are very susceptible to decay.&nbsp; A sealant protects the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":96,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Wayne Clevenger","author_link":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/author\/cierradmin\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonedentalva.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}