Supporting Sealant Retention

By Nicole Uhl, RDH, EFDA, MSA

Pit and fissure decay is responsible for roughly 80% to 90% of all carious lesions in secondary teeth, and 44% of caries in primary teeth.1 These dismal statistics can be greatly reduced through the placement of sealants on teeth susceptible to caries.1 Not only can pit and fissure sealants be placed to prevent caries, they can also be placed over incipient lesions in order to arrest decay.2

* References can be found in the original article via the link below.
Read Article