Dental sealant is a thin, plastic coating painted on the chewing surfaces of teeth -- usually the back teeth-- to prevent tooth decay. Although thorough brushing and flossing can remove food particles ...

Dental sealants can prevent cavities in children and adults for years, but are they worth the cost and potential risk? Share on Pinterest Brushing your teeth is important, but dental sealants may be ...

Parents who wonder if dental sealants make a difference or not when it comes to protecting their kids from cavities will be glad to know they do reduce tooth damage, a new report shows. Federal health ...

Dental sealants are a dental treatment used to prevent dental decay (caries) or cavities especially among young kids. The decay is a result of breakdown of teeth due to activities of bacteria.

Dental sealants that contain selenium may stop caries-causing bacteria from forming on and below a sealed tooth, possibly paving a new way to help prevent tooth decay, according to a study recently ...

An inexpensive, cavity-fighting liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF) works as well as dental sealants to keep tooth decay at bay in a school cavity prevention and treatment program, according ...

Cavities are one of the most common dental problems in children, but a simple, painless treatment called a dental sealant can offer lasting protection. Typically, sealants are recommended for children ...

No question, 8-year-old Blin Rollins has a sweet tooth. He’d rather drink juice than water and he doesn’t turn down candy, admits his mother, Amy Rollins, 36, of Augusta, Maine. “He is a big chocolate ...

How can elementary schools save nearly $50 per student? By bringing in dental professionals to put sealants on their molars, federal health officials said Tuesday. If that doesn’t sound like an ...

Beginning Wednesday, Linden Park Elementary first-, second- and fifth-graders in Idaho Falls can receive free dental sealants ...

Hawaii Dental Service Foundation has provided a $133,447 grant to continue a public school dental sealant program that screened more than 650 students on Maui, Kauai and Oahu last school year, with ...