Are there any side effects of pit and fissure sealing?
The key step of pit and fissure sealing is bonding, and the quality of bonding depends on the doctor's ability to isolate moisture during the operation. If the moisture isolation is not done well, the bonding force will be poor, and the pit and fissure sealant is prone to falling off. Once the pit and fissure sealant falls off, the incidence of dental caries is higher than that of children who do not receive pit and fissure sealing.
The greatest benefit of pit and fissure sealing is to prevent dental caries because the pit and fissure sealant is a fluid-like matrix material that can penetrate into the pits and fissures to seal them. This prevents external bacteria and food debris from entering the pits and fissures, thus reducing the risk of dental caries.
There are three suitable age stages for pit and fissure sealing: 1) between 3 and 4 years old, when the deciduous teeth have basically erupted; 2) between 6 and 7 years old, when the first permanent molars begin to erupt; 3) around 12 years old, when the second permanent molars also begin to erupt.
