Fissure sealants

In children and young people, 60-80% of tooth decay starts in the grooves and pits of the chewing surfaces, which are the most vulnerable areas of the teeth. Fissure sealing is an effective preventive technique for exactly these at-risk areas that preserves tooth structure. The primary target group for fissure sealants is children and young people at risk of tooth decay.

A child's first permanent tooth is the 6-year molar (the first permanent molar), which comes through behind the baby teeth at around the age of 6. The baby teeth do not fall out at this point, and the first permanent back teeth often appear without the parents noticing. To avoid early tooth decay, it is important to learn to brush as thoroughly as possible with a good technique, and to protect the deeper grooves, I recommend fissure sealants. During the procedure, we fill these deep grooves with a tooth-coloured or clear protective material, without drilling, and the result is invisible: only a clean, healthy tooth remains.