Fissure sealants for cavities in Leicester

Sealants are a safe and painless way or protecting your children's teeth from decay. A sealant is a protective plastic coating, which is applied to the biting surfaces of the back teeth by your Leicester dentist or hygienist.  The sealant forms a hard shield that keeps food and bacteria from getting into the tiny grooves in the teeth and causing decay.

Sealants are only applied to the back teeth - the molars and premolars.  These are the teeth that have pits and fissures on their biting surfaces.  Your Leicester dentist will tell you which teeth should be sealed after they have examined them, and checked whether the fissures are deep enough for sealing to help.  Some teeth naturally form with deep grooves, which will need to be sealed, others with shallow ones which will not need sealing

The process is usually quick and straightforward taking only a few minutes per tooth.  The tooth is thoroughly cleaned, prepared with a special solution, and dried.  The liquid sealant is then applied and allowed to set hard - usually by shining an ultraviolet light onto it. It is totally pain free, and the teeth do not feel any different afterwards.

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