Fissure Sealants

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Fissure Sealants
- Plastic resin material placed in pits and fissures
  - To prevent or arrest the development of caries.
    - Sticky fissures susceptible to food debris and bacteria.
  - Deep cingulums and buccal or palatal grooves.
- First developed in 1970's as a preventitive measure
  - Also give OHI...diet advice, tbi and use of fluoride.
  - Lithium alumina silicate
  - Glass ionomer composite, composite resins, white light polumerised sealants.
- Make teeth easier to clean and protect surfaces from plaque
First developed in 1970's as a preventitive measure
- Also give OHI...diet advice, tbi and use of fluoride.
- Lithium alumina silicate
- Glass ionomer composite, composite resins, white light polumerised sealants.
Make teeth easier to clean and protect surfaces from plaque
To prevent or arrest the development of caries.
- Sticky fissures susceptible to food debris and bacteria.

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