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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Preventive Dentistry |
Adult Sealants or Fillings07/27/2007 |
I am 40 years old with several fillings and no root canals or other dental work. Our insurance pays 100% for sealants at any age. I asked the dentist if he would put sealants on my teeth. He said that sealants don`t stay on adults because the diffence in adult diets than of kids. I don`t understand this statement. If he is talking about drinking or smoking, I don`t do either one. He also said that sealants can`t be put over silver fillings. Is this true?
And the answers are:
- Sealants if placed with no occlusal premature contacts, should last on adults as well as children.
- No, sealants cannot be placed over amalgam restorations.
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James H Houston, DDS Instructor Department of Community Dentistry School of Dental Medicine Case Western Reserve University |
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