404-633-1853The purpose of dental sealants is to provide many important benefits for your smile, including preventing tooth decay. These incredible preventive dentistry treatments coat the chewing surfaces of the back teeth with a specialized gel that boosts your natural tooth enamel layer. While tooth enamel is vulnerable to acids and tooth decay, these substances can’t easily affect your dental sealants or reach the underlying tooth enamel.
Dental sealants can be appropriate for all ages, though they aren’t administered to children until they reach the age of six when their first adult molars begin to erupt. Dental sealants are designed to protect the chewing surfaces of your child’s molars to make them three times less likely to be affected by cavities, as a study performed by the Center for Disease Control has proven.
Additional studies on dental sealants performed by other professionals estimate that teeth can be 80% less likely to receive cavities if they have dental sealants. Furthermore, dental sealants typically offer a decade or more of good use before they require any repairs or replacements. The tooth-colored material for dental sealants enables our dentist to see if a dental sealant is wearing down and needs another application or if it’s still in good shape.
We invite you to make an appointment with Dr. Omar Damji, our friendly dentist, to determine if you or your child needs dental sealants in Atlanta, Georgia. Contact Executive Park Dentistry at 404-633-1853 today!