Preventive Dentistry: The Top Benefits of Dental Sealants

It’s everyone’s hope to keep their teeth for life. Sometimes, however, you must ramp up your preventive dental care routine to keep your teeth looking and feeling their best.

Are you troubled with dental cavities? Beyond your at-home dental care, consider dental sealants from Albrecht Dentistry to protect your teeth from decay. Teeth sealants add a protective barrier between the grooves of your teeth and decay-causing bacteria. Fissure sealants are effective in cavity prevention when used alongside brushing and flossing.

Benefits of dental sealants

Your teeth, especially the molars and premolars, have grooves and fissures that trap food particles, encouraging bleeding of decay-causing bacteria. Although you practice diligent oral care, these grooves are too tiny for effective cleaning with your toothbrush and dental floss. Applying a dental sealant to the chewing surfaces of your teeth covers the tiny grooves for easier cleaning.

The following are the benefits of dental sealants:

• Protection: Dental sealants cover the chewing surfaces of the posterior teeth, discouraging the growth of harmful bacteria. Furthermore, covering all the pits and crevices in your teeth makes teeth cleaning stress-free
• Ideal for patients of all ages: Although dental sealants are common in children, they are ideal for all patients, including adults. Dental sealants are ideal for children because they love sugary treats and aren’t thorough with teeth cleaning. However, adults with teeth riddled with tiny grooves can benefit from sealants to prevent cavities
• Virtually unnoticeable: Dental sealants only fill the narrow groove of the tooth, so no one will notice their presence once applied. If you are worried about conspicuous dental restorations, teeth sealants aren’t one of them
• Quick and painless: Applying dental sealants is simple. There are no needles, drills, or enamel alterations involved. We simply paint the sealant on your teeth and allow them to dry using a curing light. The procedure requires about 30 minutes to complete
• Durable: Dental sealants are strong enough to withstand the daily forces of chewing and biting down when eating. Dental sealants last many years, but we must reapply them when we notice signs of wear and tear
• Cost-effective: Dental sealants cost about $30-$40 per tooth, and most dental insurance plans cover them. Dental sealants prevent dental cavities at a fraction of the cost, making them an affordable, preventive treatment

Ready to protect your cavity-prone teeth with dental sealants? Please contact (262) 357-6622 to schedule an appointment with Albrecht Dentistry.

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