Fissure Sealants
Fissure sealants can help protect your teeth from tooth decay.
Fluoride is useful for protecting young teeth, hardening tooth enamel and helps to prevent tooth decay. Our fluoride treatments are applied to teeth in the form of a gel and are simple, painless and fast, as it will only take a minute or two for your child to benefit from this treatment. To book a visit or learn more, see our family dental care in Mackay.
The treatment
At Northern Beaches Dental, our fissure sealant treatment is completely pain-free and only takes a single appointment. During this appointment:
• Teeth are professionally cleaned and dried.
• An etching solution is applied to the chewing surfaces of the teeth to create a roughened surface in preparation for bonding.
• Fissure sealant is then painted onto the tooth enamel where it bonds directly to the tooth.
• The sealant is then hardened with a curing light.
If proper oral hygiene is maintained, sealants can last for up to 10 years, and can easily be replaced or repaired.
