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iStock How many sealants have you installed in your career? Chances are, you are busy drying, etching and curing sealants every week, in addition to educating…

Commonly used dental sealants and restorative resins contain substances that break down into the controversial chemical BPA, but dentists can use the product safely on children…

The field of endodontics is constantly evolving, with constant research and development aimed at improving treatment outcomes, patient comfort and overall oral health. A key aspect…

Issue:Dental sealants for childrenLook Ma No Cavities! In an ad campaign worthy of Mad Man’s Don Draper, Crest urged television audiences of the 60s and 70s…

There’s no doubt, 8-year-old Blin Rollins has a sweet tooth.He’d rather drink juice than water and doesn’t turn down sweets, admits his mother, Amy Rollins, 36,…

Regardless of the material used, the tooth must be properly cleaned before placing anything there. The best way to do this is to use an air…

Dental sealants represent a cost-effective and invaluable preventive intervention, with particular importance in the context of children’s oral health.1 These thin, protective coatings are strategically applied…

Parents wondering whether or not dental sealants make a difference in protecting their children from tooth decay will be happy to know that they reduce tooth…

Our preventive role as dentists is not always easy, especially when it comes to pediatrics. Getting compliance from parents who constantly justify their children’s poor oral…

“Too often when a sealant fails, the decay has already reached the pulp resulting in extensive, expensive restorative work. In retrospect, a patient who had a…