Is pit and fissure sealing harmful?

Many parents have never come into contact with pit and fissure sealing, so they have always been wondering what pit and fissure sealing is. Is it necessary for us to let our babies do this pit and fissure sealing? Does pit and fissure sealing cause harm to babies? If there is harm, where will it show? If pit and fissure sealing is safe, then should we let our babies do pit and fissure sealing or not?

Fissure sealing is a painless method. Although it has been on the market for fifty years, it is still relatively unfamiliar to us. Many parents are reluctant to accept it. Below we will introduce it in detail.

What is pit and fissure sealant? Parents, do you know about it? Perhaps some parents have not been exposed to pit and fissure sealant when they were young, so they don’t know much about it now, and even have such questions: Is pit and fissure sealant harmful? I believe that through the introduction of the following article, the questions in parents’ minds will be answered.

Are pit and fissure sealants harmful?

Pit and fissure sealing is a method of preventing tooth decay through the steps of cleaning teeth, acid etching, rinsing and drying, applying sealant and curing. The materials that play a major role are usually polymer synthetic materials, such as hydrogen-based acrylates, polyamines, etc. These materials are safe polymer materials with no toxic side effects. So you don't have to worry about causing harm to your children.

However, this refers to materials with quality assurance. If they are inferior materials, not only will they fail to achieve the preventive effect, but they will also bring some harm. Therefore, when you take your child to do pit and fissure sealing, you must be cautious in choosing materials.

What is pit and fissure sealing?

There are many pits and grooves on the "big teeth" in the cavity. These pits and grooves are uneven, like a grinding wheel, which can increase the chewing area and increase friction, which is conducive to fully chewing the food. However, it cannot be ignored that the cracks in these areas are relatively deep, which easily accumulates caries-causing bacteria and is not easy to remove. Once the bacteria invade, they can gradually damage the entire tooth and shorten the life of the tooth.

Children's pit and fissure sealing is a technology that can effectively enhance the tooth's resistance to caries for children in the period of tooth development. Specifically, it uses a polymer composite resin material to be applied to the pits and fissures of children's teeth. The liquid resin solidifies and hardens after entering the pits and fissures, forming a protective barrier, just like putting a layer of protective clothing on defective teeth, protecting the teeth from erosion by food and bacteria, thereby enhancing the tooth's resistance to caries.

Children are the ones who are most suitable for pit and fissure sealing because they are young and cannot brush their teeth as carefully as adults. Secondly, children generally like to eat sweets, soft foods, and sticky foods, which easily stick to their teeth. The newly erupted teeth of young children are not fully calcified, so their teeth are more easily eroded and damaged.

Above we introduced what pit and fissure sealing is. We know that pit and fissure sealing is still a very unfamiliar method for us, so it is inevitable to doubt pit and fissure sealing. We have always been afraid that pit and fissure sealing will cause harm to the baby so we dare not do it. In fact, as long as the pit and fissure sealing is done in a regular hospital, it is safe.