Fissure Sealants
Protect Your Teeth from Decay with Fissure Sealants!
Fissure Sealants Albury
Grooves or pits on the surfaces of your teeth can trap food particles and encourage plaque build-up. Fissure sealants cover up these grooves, making them smoother, strengthening your teeth against decay and making them easier to clean.
Fissure sealant application is a safe and painless way of protecting your teeth from decaying. A fissure sealant is a protective coating made of resin or plastic, which is applied to the biting surfaces of the back teeth.
The fissure sealant forms a protective layer that keeps food and bacteria from getting into the tiny grooves in the teeth.
Factors for getting fissure sealants are unique to patients or teeth that are at high risk of dental caries.
This includes patients with:
- History of dental caries
- Deep retentive pits
- Poor oral hygiene
- Early signs of dental caries
- Poor plaque control
- Enamel defects, such as enamel hypoplasia
- Orthodontic appliances
Fissure Sealant Application Procedure in Albury
Before placing fissure sealants, your Albury dentist will clean your teeth to remove any plaque.
The surfaces of the grooves are cleaned with a special tooth cleaner, and the fissure sealant material is then painted into the grooves. The sealant is then hardened with a special UV light.
Fissure sealant appointments are quick and easy to perform, suitable for children and adults of all ages.
Fissure Sealant At-Home Care
Your Albury dentist recommends check-ups at least twice a year so that tooth decay or sealant loss can be monitored.
Although sealants help prevent decay, you still need to practise proper oral care to avoid the factors that can cause them.
Fissure Sealants in Albury
At Kreativ Dental, we provide a broad range of dental treatments that will help you maintain your oral health condition and prevent dental issues, including fissure sealants.
Give us a call on (02) 6021 4171 for more information on occlusal splints in Albury. Book your appointment online.
We are located at 525 Wilson St in Albury.